Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 24, 2012 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Simon Dupéré (the “Executive”) and Niska Partners Management ULC (the “Company”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, the Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company on such terms and conditions; and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company desire for this Agreement to supersede and replace any previous employment agreements or arrangements, whether written or oral, that existed between the parties prior to the Effective Date.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, this Agreement witnesseth that in consideration of the covenants, agreements and payments herein set out and provided for and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and agreed to by the parties), the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Definitions

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively:

 

(a)                                  “Cause” means any reason which would entitle the Company to terminate the Executive’s employment without notice or payment in lieu of notice at common law, or under the provisions of any other applicable law or regulation and includes, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

 

(i)                  fraud, misappropriation of the Company’s property or funds, embezzlement, malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office which is willfully or grossly negligent on the part of the Executive;

 

(ii)               the willful allowance by the Executive of his duty to the Company and his personal interests to come into conflict in a material way in relation to any transaction or matter that is of a substantial nature; or

 

(iii)            the breach by the Executive of any of his material covenants or obligations under this Agreement, including any non-competition, non-solicitation or confidentiality covenants with the Company.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until the Board (defined below) has determined in good faith that the Executive is guilty of misconduct or poor performance constituting Cause as set forth in this definition and there has been delivered to Executive a copy of written notice of termination which shall include a reference to the determination by the Board and specify the particulars thereof in detail.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, the Executive’s termination of employment shall not be considered for Cause unless, where the circumstance that would otherwise constitute Cause is reasonable curable, the Company notifies Executive of the condition or event constituting Cause within ninety days (90) days of the Company becoming aware of the condition’s occurrence and the Executive fails to cure the condition or event, to the extent curable, specified in the notice within thirty (30) days following such notification. The termination of Executive for Cause shall be effective upon the giving of such notice if no cure is reasonably possible or immediately following the cure period if Executive is unable to cure in accordance with the provisions of this definition.

 

(b)                                 “Change in Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon, either (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly in one or more transactions by any person or group of two or more persons acting jointly or in concert, other than the Company, Niska Gas Storage Management LLC (Niska’s “Manager”) or any affiliate of the Company or the Manager, of ownership in, or the right to exercise control or direction over, fifty percent (50%) or more of the then issued and outstanding shares of the Manager entitled to elect directors to the board of the Manager; (ii) a sale or other disposition, including by liquidation or dissolution, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its affiliates in one or more transactions to any person other than an affiliate of the Company or the Manager that occurs during any eighteen (18) month period; or (iii) a majority of the members of the Board being replaced during any twelve (12) month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board immediately prior to the date of the appointment or election; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, the following dispositions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (A) any acquisition by investors (immediately prior to the transaction(s)) in the Manager for financing purposes, as determined by the Company’s Board or the compensation committee of the Board, in its sole discretion, (B) an underwriter temporarily holding equity interests pursuant to an offering of such interest; (C) any transfer of assets to an entity that is controlled by the Company or the Manager; or (D) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored by the Company, the Manager or an entity controlled by either the Company or the Manager. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that any action or event results in any person or group, other than the Company, the Manager, or any affiliate of the Company or the Manager, being able to control or direct fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding shares of the Company within the two (2) year period immediately following the Effective Date, the said action or event shall constitute a Change in Control.

 

(c)                                  “Fiscal Year” means the period of April 1 to March 31 of the following year.

 

(d)                                 “Good Reason” means any of the following, unless the Executive shall have given the Executive’s consent thereto:

 

(i)                                     Inconsistent Duties.  The Company requires the Executive to perform duties that are materially and substantially inconsistent with the status of Executive’s position with the Company or amount to a material and substantial alteration of Executive’s reporting relationships that exist as of the Effective Date;

 

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(ii)                                  Reduced Salary.  The Company’s material reduction (defined as a reduction of 10% or more) of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary in effect on the Effective Date;

 

(iii)                               Relocation.  The Company’s relocation of the Executive’s primary work location in Calgary, Canada by more than 50 miles from the Executive’s primary work location, such that the Executive is required to relocate the Executive’s permanent residence in Canada in order to continue rendering service to the Company;

 

(iv)                              Incentive Compensation Plans.  The failure by the Company to permit the Executive to participate in incentive compensation plans which are reasonably comparable, in the aggregate, to the incentive compensation plans provided for in this Agreement and such additional incentive compensation as is provided to the Executive during the term of this Agreement;

 

(v)                                 Employment Benefits and Perquisites.  The failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with the opportunity to participate in employment benefit programs, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, that are reasonably comparable, in the aggregate, to the employment benefit programs provided for in this Agreement and such additional incentive compensation as is provided to the Executive during the term of this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, the Executive’s termination of employment shall not constitute Good Reason unless Executive notifies the Company of the condition or event constituting Good Reason within ninety days (90) days of the Executive becoming aware of the condition’s occurrence and the Company fails to cure the condition or event, to the extent curable, specified in the notice within thirty (30) days following such notification.

 

2.                                      Employment of the Executive

 

The Company shall employ the Executive, and the Executive shall serve the Company in the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, on the terms and conditions and for the remuneration hereinafter set forth.  The primary work location of Executive’s employment shall be the Company’s executive office currently located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, provided, however, that the Executive may be required to travel on Company business during his employment.

 

3.                                      Duties

 

The Executive shall, during the term of this Agreement:

 

(a)                                  perform the duties and responsibilities of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and those subsidiaries and related entities determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) from time to time, including all those duties and responsibilities customarily performed by a person holding the same or equivalent position, or performing duties similar to those to be performed by the Executive, in companies carrying on a similar business and of a similar size to the Company and the subsidiaries and related entities

 

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referred to above in Canada or the United States, as well as such other related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to the Executive by the Board from time to time;

 

(b)                                 accept such other office or offices to which he may be elected or appointed by the Board in addition to those of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company provided that performance of the duties and responsibilities associated with such office or offices shall be consistent with the duties provided for in Section 3(a);

 

(c)                                  in performing his duties, agree to observe and follow the policies and procedures established by the Company, which are subject to change by the Company from time to time; and

 

(d)                                 agree to devote his full time and to provide exclusive services to the Company hereunder.  However, should Executive be offered a board seat which is approved by the Board prior to Executive’s acceptance of said board seat, then any reasonable time devoted to those board duties will not be deemed to violate this section’s requirement of devoting full time or exclusive service to the Company.

 

4.                                      Term

 

The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve the Company, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, for an indefinite term beginning on the Effective Date and continuing until terminated by either party in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 7 of this Agreement.

 

5.                                      Remuneration

 

(a)                                  In consideration for his services to be performed under this Agreement, the Executive shall receive in addition to all other benefits provided for in this Agreement an aggregate annual salary (the “Annual Base Salary”) of $505,000 CDN less required statutory deductions, payable by the Company in semi-monthly installments on such basis as is generally established for executives of the Company from time to time.  The Executive’s Annual Base Salary will be reviewed annually by the Board, and may be increased at the sole discretion of the Board, based upon such factors as the Board in its sole discretion determines are relevant, which factors may include but are not limited to the performance of the Company and the Executive compensation arrangements of other entities of a similar size engaged in a similar business to that of the Company.

 

(b)                                 On the Effective Date, the Company shall grant the Executive a number of the Company’s restricted phantom units equal in value to $1,000,000 CDN (the “Grant”).  For the purposes of calculating the number of underlying common units associated with the grant, the numerator will be the $1,000,000 CDN and the denominator will be the closing share price of the shares associated with the grant on the Effective Date. In the event that the Company pays out distributions with respect to its common units during the vesting period of the Grant, all such distributions that the Executive would have been entitled to receive had he been the record owner of the common units underlying the Grant awards will be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a single lump sum cash payment on the applicable settlement date of the Grant.  The Grant will vest 100% on the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that (i) in the

 

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event that the Executive’s employment is terminated (A) by the Company other than for Cause, or (B) by the Executive for Good Reason (either (A) or (B) to constitute an “Involuntary Termination”) prior to the vesting date of the Grant, the Executive will receive pro-rata vesting acceleration of the Grant (calculated by using a fraction, the numerator of which will be equal to the number of days the Executive served in the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from the Effective Date until the date of the Executive’s actual termination of employment (regardless of any notice period following termination), and the denominator of which will be equal to the number of days in the three year vesting period), and (ii) in the event that the Executive’s termination of employment occurs for any other reason than an Involuntary Termination prior to the vesting of the Grant, the Executive shall forfeit 100% of the Grant and any related accumulated quarterly distributions.  Other terms and conditions of the Grant, such as settlement procedures, will be set forth in a separate award agreement in the form approved by the Board and provided to the Executive.

 

(c)                                  For each complete Fiscal Year during the employment term, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) with a target value that equals 100% of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect at the beginning of the applicable Fiscal Year.  The payout of the Annual Bonus will be based on achievement of annual target performance goals established by the Board.  Other terms and conditions of each Annual Bonus will be set forth in a separate award agreement in the form approved by the Board.

 

(d)                                 The Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive plans during the term of his employment.  With respect to each complete Fiscal Year of the employment term, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual long-term incentive award with a target value that equals no less than 200% of Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect at the beginning of the applicable Fiscal Year (the “LTIP Award”).  The payment or settlement of the LTIP Award will be based upon the achievement of performance results set by the Board for the applicable performance period(s), but in no event shall the maximum LTIP Award payment or settlement exceed 200% of Executive’s target LTIP Award amount.  Other terms and conditions of the LTIP Award will be set forth in a separate agreement in the form approved by the Board and provided to the Executive.

 

6.                                      Benefits and Perquisites

 

During the term of his employment, the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits (the “Benefits”):

 

(a)                                  annual paid vacation of five (5) weeks provided that unused vacation may not be carried over to a subsequent year nor may it be returned to the Company for cash, subject only to the requirements of applicable employment standards legislation;

 

(b)                                 the Executive will be entitled to participate in the Company’s RRSP Plan/Non-Registered Employee Savings Plan (or, in the event that the Executive is subject to eligibility or legal restrictions that prevent him participating in the RRSP Plan/Non-Registered Employee Savings Plan, a similar retirement plan or arrangement to be established by the Company or, at the discretion of the Company, cash compensation equivalent to the cost to the Company of the Executive’s participation in the RRSP Plan/Non-Registered Employee Savings

 

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Plan, less required statutory deductions).  The Executive will receive an employer contribution of eight percent (8%) of Executive’s Annual Base Salary per annum to the RRSP Plan/Non-Registered Employee Savings Plan;

 

(c)                                  the Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for all reasonable out of pocket business expenses payable or incurred by the Executive in connection with the proper discharge of his duties under this Agreement that are submitted by the Executive to the Company in accordance with the Company’s reimbursement policies;

 

(d)                                 the Executive shall be entitled to participate and to receive all rights and benefits under any life insurance, disability, medical, dental, health and accidents plans maintained by the Company for its employees generally and for its executive officers specifically;

 

(e)                                  the Executive will receive Company paid indoor parking at the company’s offices or, if unavailable there, as close as reasonably possible to the Company’s offices.  In accordance with CRA legislation, Company allocated parking is coded as a taxable benefit and will be reflected as such for payroll purposes; and

 

(f)                                    such other benefits as the Company may subsequently confer upon the Executive.

 

7.                                      Termination

 

(a)                                  Terminations Generally.  In the event of the Executive’s termination for any reason, the Executive (or the Executive’s estate, as applicable) will be entitled to receive any Base Salary and vacation earned but not yet paid through the date of the Executive’s termination, and any reimbursements in accordance with this Agreement of any business expense reasonably incurred by the Executive through the date of termination but not yet paid (the “Accrued Obligations”).

 

(b)                                 Termination of Employment by the Company for Cause.  The Company may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company at any time for reasons of Cause, pursuant to the definition of Cause in 1(a), without notice, pay in lieu of notice or any other compensation or further obligation to the Executive other than the Accrued Obligations.

 

(c)                                  Involuntary Termination During the First Three Years of Employment.  Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 8 below, if the Executive’s employment is terminated due to an Involuntary Termination on or before the third (3rd) year anniversary of the Effective Date, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall, on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Executive’s termination of employment, pay a cash payment equal to two (2) times the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect at the time of the Executive’s Termination (unless the termination is due to a Good Reason that occurred following a decrease in the Executive’s Annual Base Salary, in which case the Annual Base Salary applicable to this subparagraph shall instead reflect the Annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the decrease that resulted in a Good Reason termination), less required statutory deductions and withholdings.  The pro-rata acceleration of the Grant will occur in accordance

 

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with the provisions of Section 5(b) above and be settled per the terms of the separate award agreement.  Unless otherwise expressly provided for within the individual award agreement governing the award, all unvested equity-based awards (excluding the Grant) will be forfeited as of the date of the Executive’s termination of employment under this Section 7(c), and the Executive shall receive no further payment of any Annual Bonus that is unpaid at the date of termination, regardless of whether such Annual Bonus is earned or accrued and regardless of any notice period following termination of employment.

 

(d)                                 Involuntary Termination Following Three Years of Employment.  Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 8 below, if the Executive’s employment is terminated due to an Involuntary Termination following the third (3rd) year anniversary of the Effective Date, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall, on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Executive’s termination of employment, pay a cash payment equal to two (2) times the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect at the time of the Executive’s Termination (unless the termination is due to a Good Reason that occurred following a decrease in the Executive’s Annual Base Salary, in which case the Annual Base Salary applicable to this subparagraph shall instead reflect the Annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the decrease that resulted in a Good Reason termination), less required statutory deductions and withholdings. Unless otherwise expressly provided for within the individual agreement governing the award, all unvested equity-based awards (including without limitation any LTIP Award) will be forfeited as of the date of the Executive’s termination of employment under this Section 7(d), and the Executive shall receive no further payment of any Annual Bonus that is unpaid at the date of termination, regardless of whether such Annual Bonus is earned or accrued and regardless of any notice period following termination of employment.

 

(e)                                  Involuntary Termination Following a Change in Control.  Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 8 below, if the Executive’s employment is terminated due to an Involuntary Termination on or within the two (2) year period immediately following a Change in Control, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall provide the following benefits to the Executive:

 

(i)                                     on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Executive’s termination of employment, a cash payment equal to two (2) times the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect at the time of the Executive’s Termination (unless the termination is due to a Good Reason that occurred following a decrease in the Executive’s Annual Base Salary, in which case the Annual Base Salary applicable to this subparagraph shall instead reflect the Annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the decrease that resulted in a Good Reason termination), less required statutory deductions and withholdings;

 

(ii)                                  immediate vesting of all equity-based compensation awards (including, without limitation, the Grant) that were unvested on the date of the Executive’s termination of employment; and

 

(iii)                               payment of the Annual Bonus for the then current bonus year during which the termination occurs (without regard to any notice period following termination of employment), on a pro-rata basis to the date of termination, calculated on the basis of the Executive’s target Annual Bonus for that year.

 

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(f)                                    Resignation or Retirement.  In the event that the Executive terminates this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company without Good Reason in order to retire or for any other reason, the Executive shall provide thirty (30) days written notice of termination to the Company and the Company shall have no further obligation to the Executive under this Agreement or pursuant to the Executive’s employment aside from any vested equity-based awards (including, without limitation, the Grant and any LTIP awards), and no notice or pay in lieu of notice or other compensation shall be payable to the Executive after termination, other than the Accrued Obligations.

 

(g)                                 Death or Permanent Disability.  In the event that the Executive dies, or in the event that the Executive is (i) permanently disabled due to illness, disease, mental or physical incapacity or for some other cause and as a result is unable to fulfill his duties under this Agreement for a period of six (6) consecutive months, or for twelve (12) months in any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, or (ii) is declared mentally incompetent or incapable of managing his affairs by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment and shall have no further obligation to the Executive under this Agreement or pursuant to the Executive’s employment, and no notice or pay in lieu of notice or other compensation shall be payable to the Executive (or his estate, as applicable) after termination, other than the Accrued Obligations.

 

8.                                      Resignations and Release

 

If the employment of the Executive is terminated for any of the reasons set forth in Section 7(c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) above, the Executive shall immediately tender his resignation from any position he may hold as an officer or director of the Company.  The Executive further agrees to provide the Company, prior to and in consideration for receiving any payments provided under Sections 7(c), (d), or (e) above, as applicable, with an executed release in a form satisfactory to the Company.  All payments provided under Sections 7(c), (d), or (e) above, as applicable, shall be conditioned upon the execution, non-revocation, and delivery of the release agreement to the Company within sixty (60) days following the Executive’s termination of employment.  In the event that the Company does not receive a properly executed release agreement by the Executive within the appropriate time frame, the Executive shall not be entitled to receive any payments or benefits pursuant to Sections 7(c), (d), or (e) above, as applicable, or pursuant to the common law, subject only to the minimum notice or termination pay requirements under applicable employment standards legislation.  The Company shall deliver the final form of the release agreement for the Executive’s consideration within the three (3) day period immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment date in order to ensure that the Executive has adequate time to complete each of his requirements set forth herein.  The Executive shall be expressly required to waive any claim, complaint or cause of action he may have pursuant to statute or common law of Alberta arising out of, or in any way related, to the termination of the Executive’s employment in exchange for any payments under Sections 7(c), (d), or (e) above.

 

9.                                      No Obligation to Mitigate

 

The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for upon termination of this Agreement under Sections 7(c), (d), or (e) above by

 

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seeking other employment, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for in Sections 7(c), (d), or (e) be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of business or consulting activities or employment by another employer after termination of this Agreement.

 

10.                               Confidentiality

 

(a)                                  The Executive acknowledges that he will acquire information about certain matters and things which are confidential to the Company, and which information is exclusive property of the Company, including without limit:

 

(i)                                     names and addresses, buying habits and preferences of present customers of the Company as well as perspective customers;

 

(ii)                                  pricing and sales policies, techniques and concepts;

 

(iii)                               trade secrets; and

 

(iv)                              other confidential information concerning the business operations or financing of the Company.

 

(b)                                 The Executive acknowledges that the information referred to in subsection 10(a) could be used to the detriment of the Company, and accordingly the Executive undertakes not to disclose such information to any third party either during the term of his employment, except as may be necessary to properly discharge his employment duties hereunder, or after the termination of his employment, however such termination shall occur, except with the written permission of the Company.

 

11.                               Non-Competition

 

(a)                                  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement confers special rights and privileges on the Executive, and that in performing the duties of his position he will occupy a position of fiduciary trust and confidence and acquire detailed knowledge and experience regarding all aspects of the Company’s business.  As a result, and in consideration of the Company entering into this Agreement, the Executive agrees that for the benefit of the Company, in the event the Executive’s employment is terminated for any of the reasons set forth in Sections 7(b), (c), (d), or (e) above, for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination of the Executive’s employment, he will not for any reason, directly or indirectly, either as an individual or as a partner, joint venturer, employee, principal, consultant, agent, shareholder, officer, director or salesperson of or for any person, association, organization, syndicate, company or corporation, or in any other manner carry on or be engaged or interested in the gas storage, and marketing business (the “Business of the Company”) in competition with the Company, anywhere within the province of Alberta; provided that the Executive shall be entitled, for investment purposes, to purchase and trade shares of any public company which are listed and posted for trading on a recognized stock exchange the business of which may be in competition with the Business of the Company; and provided further that the Executive shall not own, directly or indirectly, more than five percent (5%) of the issued share capital of such public company, or participate in the management of its operations or in any other aspect of its business.

 

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(b)                                 The Executive further agrees that, during his employment pursuant to this Agreement and for a period of six (6) months following termination of employment for any of the reasons set forth in Sections 7(b), (c), (d), or (e) above, he will not solicit the employment of any employee of the Company nor directly or indirectly solicit or contact the Company’s customers for purposes of offering goods or services similar to or competitive with those offered by the Company.

 

(c)                                  The Executive hereby agrees that all restrictions in this Section 11 are reasonable and valid and all defenses to the enforcement thereof by the Company are hereby waived by the Executive.  The provisions of this Section 11 will not in any way derogate or limit the exercise of the Executive’s ability to engage in subsequent employment and to use information properly in the public domain and his own knowledge, skill and experience to earn a living and are only intended to safeguard against the Executive’s participation in direct competitive endeavors against the Company in a manner that would severely harm the Company and that cannot reasonably be protected against in any other manner.

 

(d)                                 The parties acknowledge and confirm that:

 

(i)                                     they have each been independently advised by counsel in respect of the provisions of this Agreement, or having had the opportunity to seek independent advice, have voluntarily and without coercion determined not to seek such advice;

 

(ii)                                  they have negotiated the provisions hereof on an equal footing based on equal bargaining power at the time of entering into this Agreement; and

 

(iii)                               neither party was required or coerced to enter into this Agreement.

 

(e)                                  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that without prejudice to any and all other rights of the Company, in the event of his or her violation or attempted violation of the agreement contained in this clause, an injunction or any other like remedy shall be necessary and essential to protect the Company’s rights, property, and clients, and that an interim injunction may be granted immediately on the commencement of any suit without the requirement of proving actual damages to the Company or its affiliate.  Should such action be necessary, the Executive also agrees to pay the Company’s legal costs on a solicitor and its own client basis for all legal costs incurred in successfully prosecuting a law suit against the Executive for breach of the agreement contained in this clause.

 

(f)                                    The Executive agrees to notify any subsequent employer of the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement. In addition, the Executive authorizes the Company to provide a copy of the restrictive covenants of this Agreement to third parties upon Executives prior written approval; provided, however, that in the event that Company has a reasonable and good faith belief that the Executive is violating the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to provide a copy of such restrictive covenants to the proper parties.

 

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12.                               Indemnification and Insurance

 

(a)                                  To the extent that it is lawfully able to do so, the Company shall indemnify the Executive and his heirs, and legal representatives against all liability, costs, charges and expenses (including any amounts paid to settle any actions or satisfy any judgment) reasonably incurred by the Executive in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he has been made a party by reason of being or having been an employee, director, or officer of the Company if: (i)  the Executive acted honestly and in good faith with the view to the best interests of the Company; and (ii)  in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the Executive had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.  The indemnity provided for herein shall not apply to costs, damages or expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of an action by or on behalf of the Company to enforce any obligation of the Executive under Sections 10 or 11 hereof, or as the result of the Company’s decision to defend any claim by the Executive to enforce any provision of this Agreement; and

 

(b)                                 The Company agrees to maintain directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit of the Executive while the Executive remains an officer of the Company or any other entity within the Company and shall, at the Executive’s option or direction, provide such insurance for the Executive on a run-off basis upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement, for a period of three (3) years from the Executive’s termination of employment, on commercially reasonable terms as determined by the Board.

 

13.                               Enurement

 

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s successors or legal representatives but otherwise it is not assignable by the Executive.

 

14.                               Entire Agreement

 

Except as specifically excepted herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and replaces and supersedes any prior oral or written employment agreement.  No amendment or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby.

 

15.                               Provisions Which Operate Following Termination

 

Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever and with or without Cause, the provisions of Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, and any of the provisions of this Agreement necessary to give efficacy thereto, shall continue in full force and effect following such termination.

 

16.                               Headings

 

The headings of the articles, sections and paragraphs herein are inserted for convenience of cross reference only and shall not effect the meaning or construction hereof.

 

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17.                               Severability

 

If any provision contained herein is determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, it shall be and be deemed to be severed from this Agreement without effecting or impairing the validity of any other provisions herein.

 

18.                               Choice of Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Province of Alberta.  The courts of the Province of Alberta shall be the exclusive and proper forum with respect to any claims, actions or suits arising from, in any way related to, or brought with respect to this Agreement and the parties to this Agreement do hereby irrevocably attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta, except with respect to the enforcement by the Company of any obligation of the Executive under Section 10 or 11 hereof, which may occur in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

19.                               Headings

 

The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and ease of reference only, and shall not effect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

20.                               Assignment

 

This Agreement is a personal services agreement and may not be assigned by the Executive without the prior consent of the Company.  This Agreement may be assigned by the Company at the sole discretion of the Board to the Manger or an affiliate of the Manager or the Company, in accordance with a bona fide reorganization involving only the Manager and entities owned or controlled by the Manager.

 

21.                               Notices

 

Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent by prepaid first-class mail, by facsimile or other means of electronic communication or by hand-delivery as hereinafter provided.  Any such notice or other communication, if mailed by prepaid priority first-class mail at any time other than during a general discontinuance of postal service due to strike, lockout or otherwise, shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth business day after the post-marked date thereof, or if sent by facsimile or other means of electronic communication, shall be deemed to have been received at the time it is delivered to the applicable address noted below either to the individual designated below or to an individual at such address having apparent authority to accept deliveries on behalf of the addressee.  Notice of change of address shall also be governed by this section.  In the event of a general discontinuance of postal service due to strike, lock-out or otherwise, notice or other communications shall be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile or other means of electronic communication and shall be deemed to have been received in accordance with this section.  Notices and other communications shall be addressed as follows:

 

(a)                                  if to the Executive:

 

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Simon Dupéré

[***]

 

Email: [***]

 

(b)                                 if to the Company:

 

Niska Partners Management ULC
 400, 607 — 8th Avenue S.W.
 Calgary, AB T2P 0A7
 Attention:  General Counsel

 

Email: [***]

 

With a copy of any notice of default to:

 

Riverstone Holdings, LLC
 712 Fifth Avenue
 New York, NY 10019
 United States
 Attention:  Andrew Ward

 

Email: [***]

 

22.                               Privacy

 

The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive will take all necessary steps to protect and maintain personal information of the employees, consultants or customers of the Company obtained in the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company.  The Executive shall at all times comply, and shall assist the Company to comply, with all applicable privacy laws.

 

The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the disclosure of the Executive’s personal information may be required as part of a potential business or commercial transaction or as part of the Company’s management of the employment relationship, and the Executive hereby grants consent as may be required by applicable law to the disclosure of personal information for the purposes of any potential business or commercial transaction and the ongoing management of the employment relationship by the Company.

 

23.                               Clawback Provisions

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary and to the extent applicable, any incentive-based compensation, and any other compensation, paid to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement between the Executive and the Company which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may

 

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be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).  The Company may also deduct from amounts payable to the Executive under this Agreement any amounts payable by the Executive to the Company.

 

24.                               Withholding

 

The Company shall have the right to withhold from any amount payable hereunder any federal, provincial or local taxes in order for the Company to satisfy any withholding tax obligation it may have under any applicable law or regulation.

 

25.                               Copy of Agreement

 

The Executive hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement duly signed by the Company.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

	
/s/ Andrew Ward
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness
    	
 
    	
Per 
    	
/s/ Simon Dupéré
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: SIMON DUPÉRÉ
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
NISKA PARTNERS MANAGEMENT ULC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
/s/ Andrew Ward
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness
    	
 
    	
Per: 
    	
 /s/ George O’Brien
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: 
    	
George O’Brien, Director
    
						

 

14EXHIBIT 4.6

 

MEDIUM-TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN BANCO DE CRÉDITO DEL PERÚ AND CEMENTOS PACASMAYO S.A.A.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
CLAUSE
    	
 
    	
CONTENTS
    	
 
    	
PAGE
    
	
ONE:
    	
 
    	
DEFINITIONS   AND INTERPRETATION
    	
 
    	
2
    
	
TWO:
    	
 
    	
PURPOSE   AND GENERAL CONDITIONS
    	
 
    	
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THREE:
    	
 
    	
COMPENSATORY   INTEREST
    	
 
    	
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FOUR:
    	
 
    	
DEFAULT   PENALTY
    	
 
    	
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FIVE:
    	
 
    	
CONDITIONS   PRECEDENT
    	
 
    	
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SIX:
    	
 
    	
PAYMENT   IN THE SAME CURRENCY AND CHARGE ON ACCOUNT
    	
 
    	
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SEVEN:
    	
 
    	
FEES   AND PREPAYMENT
    	
 
    	
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EIGHT:
    	
 
    	
RENEWAL   OF THE PAYMENT OBLIGATION
    	
 
    	
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NINE:
    	
 
    	
REPRESENTATIONS   AND WARRANTIES OF THE CLIENT
    	
 
    	
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TEN:
    	
 
    	
OBLIGATIONS   OF THE CLIENT
    	
 
    	
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ELEVEN:
    	
 
    	
EVENTS   OF DEFAULT
    	
 
    	
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TWELVE:
    	
 
    	
CONSEQUENCES   OF EVENT OF DEFAULT 
    	
 
    	
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THIRTEEN:
    	
 
    	
GUARANTEE   
    	
 
    	
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FOURTEEN:
    	
 
    	
COST INCREASE
    	
 
    	
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FIFTEEN:
    	
 
    	
TAXES
    	
 
    	
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SIXTEEN:
    	
 
    	
NOTIFICATIONS
    	
 
    	
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SEVENTEEN:
    	
 
    	
EXPENSES
    	
 
    	
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EIGHTEEN:
    	
 
    	
ASSIGNMENTS
    	
 
    	
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NINETEEN:
    	
 
    	
CONFIDENCIALITY
    	
 
    	
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TWENTY:
    	
 
    	
INDEMNIZATION 
    	
 
    	
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TWENTY   ONE.
    	
 
    	
AMENDMENTS   TO THE AGREEMENT AND NO WAIVER
    	
 
    	
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TWENTY TWO:
    	
 
    	
JURISDICTIONAL SUBMISSION   AND APPLICABLE LEGISLATION
    	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT    I:
    	
 
    	
PAYMENT   SCHEDULE
    	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT II:
    	
 
    	
PROMISSORY   NOTE MODEL
    	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT    III:
    	
 
    	
REIMBURSEMENT   REQUEST
    	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT IV:
    	
 
    	
SPECIFIC   GUARANTEE
    	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT    V.
    	
 
    	
PERMITTED   ASSIGNEES
    	
 
    	
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MR. PUBLIC NOTARY:

 

You are hereby requested in your capacity as Notary Public to enter into your Record Book a Notarially Recorded Instrument evidencing the Medium-Term Loan Agreement (hereinafter, the “Loan Agreement”) entered into by and between:

 

·                  BANCO DE CRÉDITO DEL PERU, identified by Tax ID Number (RUC) 20100047218, with principal place of business at Calle Centenario 156, Urb. Las Laderas de Melgarejo, District of La Molina, Province and Department of Lima, acting by and through Jenny Rocío OLIVEROS AMES, holder of National Identity Card (DNI) 09647199, and Alejandro CORZO DE LA COLINA, holder of National Identity Card (DNI) 29602657, as per powers registered in Card 11009127 of the Registry of Companies in and for Lima (hereinafter, the “Bank” or “BCP”); and

 

·                  CEMENTOS PACASMAYO S.A.A.,  identified by Tax ID Number (RUC) 20419387658, with principal place of business at Calle La Colonia 150, Urbanización El Vivero, Santiago de Surco, Province and Department of Lima, acting by and through Humberto NADAL DEL CARPIO, holder of National Identity Card (DNI) 07785454, and Manuel FERREYROS PEÑA, holder of National Identity Card (DNI) 08230897, as per powers registered in [Entry B12] of Card 11076338 of the Registry of Companies in and for Lima (hereinafter, the “Client”); under the following terms and conditions:

 

ONE:                                                                                                                                                                                                                  DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1.                              Unless expressly indicated or the context so warrants, those terms beginning with a capital letter used in this Loan Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in this Clause:

 

Affiliate:   With regard to a legal entity, shall mean: (i) its Subsidiaries; (ii) any legal entity that is owner of ten percent (10%) of the shares of capital stock or holder of ownership interest or that directly or indirectly participates in said percentage of the ownership thereof, whether directly or through Subsidiaries; (iii) the Subsidiaries of the latter; (iv) any person who exercises Effective Control over the legal entity and the other persons over which the legal entity also exercises Effective Control; and (v) the Subsidiaries of the latter.

 

Government Authority:                    Any competent entity of the Republic of Peru, including any entity that exercises executive, legislative, regulatory, jurisdictional, municipal or administrative duties corresponding to government functions and exercise jurisdiction over the persons or matters in question.

 

Fees: The Commitment Fee, the Structuring Fee, the Prepayment Fee and any other fee under the responsibility of the Client provided for in this Loan Agreement.

 

Commitment Fee: The fee for the availability of the commitment and maintenance of the Compensatory Interest Rate under this Loan Agreement, plus applicable taxes. The Commitment Fee is 0.25% annually on the average of the undisbursed balances of the Amount. The Commitment Fee shall be calculated during the Availability Period on the average daily balance of the Amount pending disbursement starting on March 1, 2012, and shall be paid on quarterly basis during the Availability Period.

 

Structuring Fee: The fee to be paid by the Client to BCP on the Closing Date for the structuring of the Loan, plus applicable taxes, calculated on the Amount, in accordance with the agreement reached between the Parties in a private document.

 

Prepayment Fee: The fee equivalent to 1.00% of the amount of the principal to be prepaid, plus the corresponding taxes.

 

Knowledge: The knowledge that the Client has or should have in accordance with the parameters of ordinary diligence required for its business.

 

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Loan Agreement: This credit document, by virtue of which the Bank grants the Client a medium-term loan for up to the Amount, and the Client undertakes to pay back the sums received as a loan under the terms and conditions set forth herein, as it may be amended.

 

Contract of Adhesion to the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors: The contract by which the Bank adheres to the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors, as contained in Exhibit 1 to the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors.

 

Guarantee Trust Agreement: The agreement dated December 21, 2006, entered into by and among the Client, La Fiduciaria S.A. and Banco de Crédito del Perú, including its Exhibits, and amendments.

 

Master Agreement between Secured Creditors: The agreement dated December 21, 2006, entered into by and between Banco de Crédito del Perú (as Representative of the Holders of the First Issue of Cementos Pacasmayo Bonds; as Representative of the Holders of the Second Issue of Cementos Pacasmayo Bonds; and as a Secured Creditor); Citibank N.A., as a Secured Creditor; Banco de Crédito del Perú, as Representative of the Secured Creditors, with the participation of the Client, regulating the relations between the “Secured Creditors” (as this term is defined in said Master Agreement between Secured Creditors) of the Client, including its Exhibits, as amended.

 

Effective Control: A person (individual or legal entity) has Effective Control of another legal entity when:

 

a)              He/she is owner, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares with voting rights in the shareholders’ meeting thereof;

b)             Without holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting rights in the shareholders’ meeting, he/she may appoint or remove the majority of the members of the board of directors or equivalent body;

c)              He/she holds, directly or indirectly, a representation in the board of directors, or equivalent body, in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the members thereof; or

d)            By any means not set forth hereinabove (whether contractual or not), he/she controls the decision-making power inside the other person.

 

Payment Schedule: The schedule detailing the amount of each one of the Installments to be paid by the Client on each Payment Date, as included in Exhibit I of this Loan Agreement. The Payment Schedule included in Exhibit I hereof is referential, given that it has been prepared based on the total Disbursement of the Amount. The Payment Schedule may be amended by the Bank on the Consolidation Date, once the amounts effectively disbursed by the Bank have been determined. The Client accepts, from this point forward, the final Payment Schedule, which shall be provided to it by the Bank, except for material error, in which case said schedule shall be corrected by the Bank.

 

Installments: The installments to be paid by the Client to the Bank on each Payment Date by virtue of this Loan Agreement. The amount of each one of the installments is detailed in the Payment Schedule, and shall include, as applicable, the principal plus compensatory interest.

 

Business Day: Each one of the five (5) days of the week, beginning on Monday and ending on Friday, except for holidays, on which all the banks operating in Metropolitan Lima are open to the general public in their main offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for effects of payment of the principal and/or interest, when applicable, it includes Saturdays, days on which banking companies operating in Peru are regularly open to the public in their main offices, even when the opening hours on said days are restricted in number.

 

Disbursements: Each one of the sums disbursed by the Bank to the Client for up to the Amount under the Loan Agreement, and subject to the fulfillment of the Conditions Precedent set forth in Clause Five of the Loan Agreement.

 

Loan Documents: The Loan Agreement, the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors, the Contract of Adhesion to the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors, the Guarantee Trust Agreement, the Promissory Note and any other agreement or document executed or related thereto, as

 

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well as any security and/or contract that may be entered into by and between the Parties with regard to the Loan Agreement to represent, guarantee or secure the Loan, as applicable.

 

Dollars: The currency of legal tender in the United States of America.

 

Materially Adverse Effect: Any act, event or circumstance that, at the reasonable criteria of the Bank, has: (i) a material adverse effect on the financial and/or economic condition, activities, results or properties of the Client; or (ii) affects the capacity of the Client to comply with the obligations established in the Loan Documents, as well as the development of its activities; or (iii) affects the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the obligations arising therefrom, or the rights of the Bank under any of the Loan Documents.

 

Event of Default: Those defined as such in Clause Eleven of the Loan Agreement.

 

Materially Adverse Event: An event which, at the reasonable criteria of the Bank or an arbitrator, materially changes, in an adverse way, the conditions of the domestic or international capital and/or financial market and/or the local and/or international financial, political, economic, legal, exchange and/or banking conditions and/or the political and/or economic situation of the Republic of Peru.

 

Closing Date: The date on which all the conditions precedent set forth in Clause Five of the Loan Agreement have been met, to the satisfaction of the Bank, and the Loan Documents are executed.

 

Consolidation Date: The date on which the Disbursements made by the Bank shall be consolidated in accordance with this Loan Agreement. The Consolidation Date shall occur: (i) at the end of the Availability Period; or (ii) on the day on which the Bank has finished disbursing the entirety of the Amount, whichever occurs first.

 

Disbursement Date: The date on which the conditions precedent for the Disbursement have been met and the Disbursement is performed.

 

Payment Dates: Those dates on which the Client shall pay the Bank the Installments, and any other amount related to the Loan, in accordance with the Payment Schedule to be defined on the Closing Date. In case the Payment Date is not a Business Day, it shall be postponed until the following Business Day.

 

Specific Guarantee: The guarantee established in favor of the Bank, as detailed in Exhibit IV to the Loan Agreement, consisting of the estate in trust constituted by virtue of the Guarantee Trust Agreement.

 

Income Tax: The tax regulated by the Consolidated Text (TUO) of the Income Tax Act, approved by Supreme Executive Order (Decreto Supremo) 179-2004-EF and its regulations, approved by Supreme Executive Order 122-94-EF.

 

General Act: The General Act on the Financial and Insurance Systems, and the Organization of the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Management Companies, enacted by Law 26702, as amended or regulated.

 

Amount: The maximum amount of the Loan, totaling US$75,000,000.00 (Seventy-Five Million U.S. Dollars), in Nuevos Soles.

 

Applicable Laws: The laws, decrees, legal regulations of any rank, hierarchy and nature applicable in the Republic of Peru, or decisions of any Government Authority, in force as of the moment of execution of the Loan Agreement, as interpreted or amended in the future by the Government Authority.

 

Nuevos Soles or Local Currency: The currency of legal tender in the Republic of Peru.

 

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Promissory Note: The incomplete security to be issued by the Client to the order of the Bank to represent its obligations under this Loan Agreement. The Promissory Note shall be drafted and issued in accordance with the form provided in Exhibit II attached hereto.

 

Parties: Jointly, the Bank and the Client.

 

GAAP: The generally accepted accounting principles in Peru.

 

Default Penalty: The fixed rate of interest applicable in case of the occurrence and during the continuity of any Event of Default. The Default Penalty shall be applied in addition to the Compensatory Interest Rate and shall be equivalent to a nominal annual rate of two percent (2%).

 

Availability Period: The period during which the Client may request and receive the Disbursements from the Bank. The duration of the Availability Period is two (2) years, counted as from the Closing Date.

 

Grace Period: The period during which the payment of the Installments shall not include the principal of the Loan, commencing on the Closing Date and lasting for two (2) years.

 

During the Grace Period, the Client shall pay the corresponding compensatory interest, as well as any other concept other than the amortization of the principal accrued.

 

Interest Period: The period used to determine interest, according to the Payment Schedule.

 

Person: Any individual or legal entity.

 

Loan: The loan to be made by the Bank in favor of the Client, as per the terms of this Loan Agreement.

 

Disbursement Request: The disbursement request to be sent by the Client to the Bank in accordance with Exhibit III.

 

Subsidiary: With regard to a legal entity: (i) all legal entities in which it holds all or at least fifty percent (50%) of the capital stock or ownership interests, whether directly or through another Subsidiary; and (ii) all legal entities over which it exercises Effective Control, as well as the Subsidiaries thereof.

 

Compensatory Interest Rate: The compensatory interest rate applicable to this Loan Agreement, equivalent to an effective annual rate of 7.50%.

 

Taxes: All present or future taxes, fees, contributions or withholdings, as well as any responsibility related thereto.

 

1.2.                              Unless expressly indicated otherwise or the context so warrants, the following rules shall be followed in the interpretation of this Loan Agreement:

 

(a)                                                              The singular includes the plural and vice versa;

(b)                                                             Reference to any gender includes the other gender;

(c)                                                              Reference to any contract (including this Loan Agreement and its Exhibits), document or instrument is understood as made to such contract, document or instrument, as amended or regulated, in accordance with the terms contained in each one of them and, where applicable, in accordance with the terms contained in this Loan Agreement;

(d)                                                             Unless the context warrants an interpretation to the contrary, the reference to any Clause, Section or Exhibit shall mean that Clause, Section or Exhibit of this Loan Agreement;

(e)                                                              “Including” (and thus, “includes” or “included”) means that it comprises everything indicated thereafter, without limiting the generality of the description preceding the use of said term;

(f)                                                                Any reference to “Party” or “Parties” in this Loan Agreement shall be understood as made to a party or the parties to this Loan Agreement, as applicable.

 

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TWO:                                                                                                                                                                                                             PURPOSE AND GENERAL CONDITIONS

 

The Client is a publicly traded corporation established and existing under the Applicable Laws, whose corporate purpose is to engage in the preparation and manufacture of cements, lime, aggregates, cement blocks and bricks, premixed concrete and other construction materials, their byproducts and the like, including their commercialization and sale, in the Republic of Peru and abroad; the exploitation, processing and commercialization of industrial minerals; as well as the provision of inland transport services for goods nationwide, for itself and for third parties.

 

To achieve its corporate purpose, the Client may carry out all types of activities related to the development of the cement and industrial mineral industry; mining activities for searching, prospecting, exploration, exploitation, commercialization, general labor, beneficiation and transport; as well as all activities related to the provision of transport services for goods, for itself and for third parties. For such effects, the Client may enter into and execute all acts and contracts for administration and disposal convenient for such purpose, including its participation in other corporations in the Republic of Peru and abroad.

 

The Client requires a loan to be used to make investments in fixed assets, debt reprofiling and other corporate uses of the Client.

 

For such effect, the Client has requested a loan from the Bank and the Bank, acceding to grant the requested loan, agrees to grant it this loan for up to the Amount, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein:

 

	
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The Bank grants   the Client said loan for the total term of ten (10) years, which   includes a grace period of two (2) years for the payment of the   principal. The total term shall be counted as from the Closing Date. The   principal of the loan shall be reimbursed through thirty-two (32) equal   quarterly installments, in accordance with the final Payment Schedule to be   established on the Consolidation Date.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
During said Grace   Period, the Client shall pay the corresponding compensatory interest at the   Compensatory Interest Rate, as well as any other concept other than the   amortization of the principal accrued.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
The Client shall   also pay the corresponding compensatory interest. The Disbursements made   during the Availability Period shall accrue compensatory interest from the   moment they are made. Said interest shall be paid on a quarterly basis,   according to the Payment Schedule, on each Payment Date, even during the   Grace Period.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The Loan shall be   effectively made through one or more Disbursements to be made within the five   (5) Business Days following the date on which the Bank receives the   respective Disbursement Request, as per the model contained in   Exhibit III, and after having verified, to the Bank’s satisfaction, that   each and every one of the conditions precedent set forth in Clause Five have   been met.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The Loan Amount   shall be disbursed to the Client in Nuevos Soles. The Disbursements of the   Loan shall be made to the current account in Nuevos Soles opened in the Bank,   which the Client indicates in the Disbursement Request.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.4.
    	
 
    	
The Disbursements   shall be represented through the issuance of a single Promissory Note, which   shall be subject to the following rules:
    

 

	
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The Promissory   Note shall be issued incomplete, in accordance with the provisions   established in Article 10 of Law 27287 — the Securities Act, and as per   the form contained in Exhibit II. The date of issue of the   Promissory Note shall be the date of the first Disbursement.
    

 

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The Promissory   Note shall be issued with the amount of the principal left blank, and without   a due date. The amount to be inserted by the Bank shall be that established   in the report on the balanced owed, as referred to in Article 132,   Section 7 of the General Act, and shall include the amount of the   principal, the compensatory interest, the Default Penalty, expenses and Fees enforceable   pending payment, as well as the penalties owed to the Bank in accordance with   the Loan Agreement. The Promissory Note shall become due on the date on which   the Bank issues the balanced owed indicated.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
For such effects,   the Client authorizes the Bank to complete the Promissory Note in accordance   with the provisions established in the Circular of the Superintendency of   Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Management Companies (SBS)   G-0090-2001, in case of an Event of Default on the payment obligations of the   Client under this Loan Agreement resulting in the termination and/or   acceleration of the terms of the Loan in accordance with Clause Twelve.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The Client   accepts that, as from the due date of the Promissory Note until the effective   payment thereof, the amount owed under the Promissory Note shall accrue   interest at the Compensatory Interest Rate and the Default Penalty, which the   Client accepts in advance.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The amount owed   by the Client under the Promissory Note shall necessarily be paid in Nuevos   Soles, in accordance with the provisions established in Clause Six.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The Promissory   Note shall be issued “without protest,” without prejudice to which the Bank   may protest it, in which case the Client shall assume the expenses of said   process.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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A copy of the   Promissory Note, duly numbered, shall be delivered to the Client, and the   respective delivery shall be placed on record, as well as the number assigned   to the Promissory Note, in a proof of delivery form.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The Parties   expressly agree that in no case shall the delivery or issuing of the   Promissory Note extinguish the primitive obligation, even when, due to the   fault of the Bank, this is detrimental to the Promissory Note. This is a   covenant to the contrary of the provisions established by Article 1233   of the Civil Code.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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In accordance   with the provisions established by Article 1279 of the Civil Code, the   issuing, renewal or other accessory change of the Promissory Note, including   its substitution and/or replacement with a similar one, shall not constitute   the novation of the obligations established in the Loan Agreement.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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When the   transfers, assignments or other acts established in Clause Eighteen are   performed, the Client authorizes the free transfer of the Promissory Note to   the assignee or new creditor, expressly waiving the right to include any   clause that prevents the negotiation thereof in accordance with this clause.   The Client shall not be obliged to issue a new Promissory Note in favor of   the assignee or new creditor in case of an assignment of contractual position   or an assignment of all the rights of the Loan Agreement, unless the Bank,   the assignee or the new creditor request that it do so.
    

 

	
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It is hereby   expressly established that the Disbursements of this Loan shall be made after   the Closing Date, only during the Availability Period, in accordance with the   terms established in this Loan Agreement, and provided that the fulfillment   of each and every one of the conditions precedent set forth in Clause Five   have been verified, to the satisfaction of the Bank, prior to the   Disbursements.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The Disbursements   of the Loan shall be used by the Client solely for making investments in   fixed assets, reprofiling of debt and other corporate uses of the Client.
    

 

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THREE:                                                                                                                                                                                                    COMPENSATORY INTEREST

 

The Loan shall accrue compensatory interest at the Compensatory Interest Rate, which shall apply to the balances of the principal owed. The compensatory interest shall be paid in addition to any reimbursement for expenses, Fees, services and taxes applicable.

 

The compensatory interest shall be calculated on a quarterly basis by Interest Period expired, and shall be paid on each Payment Date.

 

The interest payable on each Payment Date shall be calculated based on a year of three hundred sixty (360) days, and shall consider the number of days effectively elapsed.

 

The Compensatory Interest Rate shall be free of any deduction applicable as a result of the execution of this Loan Agreement.

 

FOUR:                                                                                                                                                                                                          DEFAULT PENALTY

 

The default by the Client on the payment of the Installments on their respective Payment Date or any other amount owed to the Bank for any reason, payable on the occasion that may correspond under this Loan Agreement, or the configuration of any event that constitutes an Event of Default, shall result in the obligation of the Client to pay, until such time as the Event of Default has been rectified, where applicable, in addition to the compensatory interest agreed to, the Default Penalty, as well as any other additional concept agreed to, plus reimbursement for expenses, Fees accrued and enforceable, services and taxes applicable.

 

For effects of the provisions established in the preceding paragraph, and in accordance with Article 1333, Section 1 of the Civil Code, the Client shall automatically be in default without the need for any request or notification whatsoever.

 

FIVE:                                                                                                                                                                                                                 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

	
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Conditions   Precedent for the Closing Date: The following are the conditions   precedent for the Closing Date:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Due   Diligence: The legal, financial, and environmental due   diligence shall have been satisfactorily completed, at the sole criteria of   the Bank, practiced on the Client by the law firm selected by the Bank, and   no contingencies shall have been detected which, at the criteria of the Bank,   may modify the risk of the Client considered for the approval of the Loan.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Non-existence   of Proceedings or Lawsuits: The Client shall not   have any lawsuits, investigations or judicial or administrative proceedings   pending whatsoever, whether in process or impending, before any Government   Authority, administrative court, the Judiciary or an arbitration or any other   type of court, that may: (i) directly affect the possibility of   complying with its obligations under the Loan; (ii) affect the validity,   legality or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents; and/or   (iii) may reasonably have a Materially Adverse Effect.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Authorizations: The Bank   shall have obtained all the credit approvals necessary.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.1.4
    	
 
    	
Loan   Documents and Powers of Attorney: The Client shall have   executed all the Loan Documents to the satisfaction of the Bank, and the   powers of attorney of the legal representatives necessary for the execution   of said documents and the Disbursement Request shall have been accredited as   duly registered in the corresponding Public Records Office, and shall remain   in full force and effect as of the moment when the Disbursements are   requested.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Likewise, the   Client shall have provided the following, to the satisfaction of the Bank:   (i) this preliminary agreement and the Notarially Recorded Instrument   made from the Loan Documents;
    

 

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(ii) the   Promissory Note, duly executed by the Client through its representatives duly   authorized for such purpose; (iii) certified copies of the board of   directors’ resolution or relevant corporate authorization, including the   authorization of any third parties that may be applicable, and a certified   copy of the powers of attorney of the representatives duly authorized for   such purpose; and (iv) any other document the Bank may request.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Absence of   Materially Adverse Events or Materially Adverse Effects: No Materially Adverse Event or   Materially Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Payment   of Fees and expenses: The Client shall have paid the   Structuring Fee, the Commitment Fee accrued as of the Closing Date, and any other   expense or fee owed to the Bank that the Client is bound to pay by virtue of   the Loan Agreement and which it must pay on the Closing Date.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.1.7
    	
 
    	
Financial   statements: The Client shall have provided the Bank with its   financial statements for the last quarter, and the audited annual statements   for the last fiscal year, prepared in accordance with the GAAP in force in   the Republic of Peru.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2
    	
 
    	
Conditions   precedent for the Disbursement Date: In addition to the   conditions precedent for the Closing Date set forth in the preceding points   5.1.1 through 5.1.7, for the performance of the Disbursements, the following   conditions shall have been met:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.1
    	
 
    	
Compliance   with the Client’s Obligations: The Client shall be in   compliance with all its obligations established in the Loan Documents and   have complied with the payment of all the Fees, expenses and Taxes under its   responsibility by virtue of this Loan Agreement. For such effects, when   requesting the Disbursements, the Client shall represent that (a) it has   met each and every one of the Conditions Precedent for the Disbursements;   (b) the representations and statements made in the Agreement continue to   be true, correct and accurate; (c) the Client is in compliance with all   the obligations under its responsibility in accordance with the Loan   Agreement; and (d) none of the Events of Default has been verified as of   said date or shall be verified as a result of the Disbursement Request.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.2
    	
 
    	
Non-existence   of any Event of Default: No Event of Default whatsoever under this   Loan Agreement or any other default considered material at the criteria of   the Bank shall have occurred. Furthermore, no act or event shall have taken   place which, by the sole passage of time, the delivery of a notification, or   both, may configure an Event of Default.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.3
    	
 
    	
Loan   Documents: The Client shall have executed all the Loan   Documents, to the satisfaction of the Bank, and the powers of attorney of the   legal representatives necessary for the execution of said documents and the   Disbursement Request shall be duly accredited as registered in the   corresponding Public Records Office.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
The   Client, to the satisfaction of the Bank, shall have granted and executed the   Specific Guarantee in favor of the Bank.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Likewise,   the Client, to the satisfaction of the Bank, shall have delivered:   (i) the preliminary agreement and the Notarially Recorded Instrument   arising therefrom; (ii) certified copies of the resolution of the board   of directors or relevant corporate authorization, including the   authorizations of third parties applicable, and a certified copy of the   powers of attorney of the representatives duly authorized for such purpose;   and (iii) any other document the Bank may request.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.4
    	
 
    	
Disbursement   Request: The Client shall send a written Disbursement Request to the Bank no   later than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed Disbursement   Date and the proposed Disbursement Date falls within the Availability Period.
    

 

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5.2.5
    	
 
    	
Insurance   Policies: The Client shall have taken out insurance   policies against all risks for its assets with first-class insurance   companies, and in accordance with the standard requirements for the industry   in which the Client is involved.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.6
    	
 
    	
Promissory   Note: The Client shall have provided the Bank with the Promissory Note on   the Disbursement Date in accordance with Exhibit II, and the   Promissory Note shall be duly executed by the authorized   representative(s) of the Client.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.7
    	
 
    	
Payment   of Fees and expenses: The Client shall have complied with the   payment of all the Fees, penalties, expenses and any other amount owed to the   Bank which it is bound to pay by virtue of this Loan Agreement.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.8
    	
 
    	
Absence   of Materially Adverse Events or Materially Adverse Effects: No   Materially Adverse Event or Materially Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.9
    	
 
    	
Authorizations: The Client   shall have obtained and keep in force all the licenses, permits and   authorizations necessary to maintain and develop its business and operations.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.10
    	
 
    	
Financial   statements: The BCP shall have received, to its   satisfaction, the latest unaudited quarterly financial statements of the   Client and the audited annual financial statements from the last fiscal year.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.2.11
    	
 
    	
Non-existence   of Proceedings or Lawsuits: The Client shall not   have any lawsuits, investigations or judicial or administrative proceedings   pending whatsoever, whether in process or impending, before any Government   Authority, administrative court, the Judiciary or an arbitration or any other   type of court, that may: (i) directly affect the possibility of   complying with its obligations under the Loan; (ii) affect the validity,   legality or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents; and/or   (iii) may reasonably have a Materially Adverse Effect.
    

 

The Parties agree that the Bank has the right to determine the fulfillment of the conditions precedent referred to in this Clause for purposes of making each Disbursement. In case the Bank finds that any condition has not been met, it shall inform the Client of this fact so that the Client may carry out the acts aimed at meeting the condition which, at the Bank’s criteria, has not been fulfilled. If the Client does not meet the condition referred to in the abovementioned notice within five (5) Business Days after receiving said notice, then the Bank shall have no obligation and/or responsibility whatsoever to the Client to perform the respective Disbursement. The Bank reserves the right to reformulate the terms and conditions of the Loan, at its criteria, and propose them to the Client for its acceptance, or to terminate this transaction, without any responsibility whatsoever on the part of the Bank, a situation which the Client expressly accepts.

 

SIX:                                                                                                                                                                       PAYMENT IN THE SAME CURRENCY AND CHARGE ON ACCOUNT

 

It is a condition of this agreement, and especially with regard to the payment of the principal and the compensatory interest, the Default Penalty and other expenses, services and taxes applicable arising from the Loan Agreement, that all payments shall be made exclusively in Nuevos Soles.

 

For such effect, the Client shall place at the disposal of the Bank sufficient funds to meet the payments in their entirety, for which purpose the Client authorizes the Bank to charge the amounts owed to any of its accounts in any of the offices or branches of the Bank in the country or abroad, or to any funds, deposits or valuables in any currency that may be in its possession or that of its Subsidiaries to be credited to it, without the need for prior authorization or subsequent conformity.

 

In case of the occurrence and during the subsistence of an Event of Default, the Bank shall also have the right to withhold and apply to the amortization and/or payment of the balance owed by the Client all sums, deposits or valuables of any nature, which are in its possession for any reason and are destined to be credited or delivered to it. Accordingly, the Bank may exercise the right of compensation, as per Article 132 of the General Act, free of all responsibility for the price obtained.

 

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SEVEN:                                                                                                                                                                                                 FEES AND PREPAYMENT

 

	
7.1
    	
 
    	
The Parties agree   that no prepayment may be made during the Availability Period.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.2
    	
 
    	
Once the   Availability Period has elapsed, if the Client intends to make a partial or   total prepayment of the Loan, it shall send the Bank a written notice no   later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of the   prepayment, announcing its intention to prepay.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.3
    	
 
    	
If the prepayment   is made, the Client shall be obliged to pay the Prepayment Fee.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.4
    	
 
    	
The Prepayment   Fee shall not apply only in the case that said Prepayment is the result of a   medium-term loan structured by BCP, provided that said loan has a   Compensatory Interest Rate greater than or equal to that applicable to this   Loan.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.5
    	
 
    	
Prepayments may be   made only on the Payment Dates and for amounts of no less than US$1,000,000   (One Million U.S. Dollars) or amounts that exceed said minimum by a whole   multiple thereof.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.6
    	
 
    	
Prepayments shall   be applied to reducing the principal owed. Accordingly, after each   prepayment, the amount of each one of the Installments pending shall be   adjusted based on the balance of the principal owed. In case the prepayment   is partial, it shall be applied to the payment of the Installments for the   payment of the principal, beginning with the final Installment and working   progressively backwards. In all cases, any prepayment shall be sufficient to   pay off one or more Installments of the principal, but always for the total   amount thereof. Therefore, prepayments involving the partial payment of any   Installment shall not be accepted.
    

 

EIGHT:                                                                                                                                                 RENEWAL OF THE PAYMENT OBLIGATION

 

The Bank may, at its exclusive criteria and without involving any obligation under its responsibility, accept the total or partial renewal of the payment obligations expressed in the foregoing clauses, plus interest and other authorized concepts, plus reimbursement for any expenses, fees, services and taxes applicable, through the renewal or extension of the Promissory Note or the issuing of new Promissory Notes for the balances owed, without this involving a novation, in which case the guarantees granted shall be understood as in force and shall be likewise subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the preceding clauses until the payment in full of the sums the Client owes to the Bank.

 

NINE:                                                                                                                                                            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CLIENT

 

The Client represents and warrants to the Bank on the date of this Loan Agreement that:

 

	
9.1.
    	
 
    	
Organization and   Qualification: It is a publicly traded corporation established and existing under   the Applicable Laws, with the power thereunder to be the owner of its assets   and carry out its ordinary activities.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.2.
    	
 
    	
Powers and   Authorizations: It possesses and has granted to it representatives all the powers   and authorizations necessary to execute this Loan Agreement and the Loan   Documents, as well as to meet all the obligations assumed thereunder.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.3.
    	
 
    	
Mandatory   Compliance and Valid Legal Act: This Loan Agreement and the obligations   arising herefrom constitute valid and binding obligations, of mandatory   compliance for the Client, except for the provisions established in the   Applicable Laws on bankruptcy matters.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
The execution of   the Loan Agreement is a valid legal at that does not violate the Applicable   Laws.
    

 

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9.4.
    	
 
    	
Government   authorizations: The Client has all the authorizations, licenses, permits and   concessions required by the Government Authorities under the Applicable Laws   to carry out its habitual activities, execute and perform this Loan Agreement   and meet the obligations assumed hereunder, which are currently in force and   are not subject to any condition or requirement whatsoever, including all   those of an environmental nature, if required, or others required for its   operation. Any authorization that the Client may require in the future,   starting on the date of execution hereof, shall be obtained within the term   legally provided for such purpose.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.5.
    	
 
    	
Nonexistence of   disputes: The execution and performance of the Loan Documents by the Client is   not in conflict, nor does it create a situation of default with regard to:   (i) the terms, conditions or provisions of the corporate by-laws or   other articles of incorporation of the Client; (ii) the Applicable Laws,   or any judgment, court order, judicial mandate, award or decision of any   court, tribunal or Government Authority; or (iii) any agreement or   contract to which the Client is party or by which it is bound.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Neither is there   any paramount right, encumbrance, restriction, limitation and/or impediment   of any nature that prevents, prohibits, limits and/or in any way restricts   (i) the powers and rights of the Client to execute the Loan Agreement;   or (ii) the powers and rights of the Bank arising from the Loan   Agreement.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.6.
    	
 
    	
Legal situation: The Client is not in situation of   noncompliance with the Applicable Laws or a situation of noncompliance with a   judgment, court order or decision of any court or Government Authority.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.7.
    	
 
    	
Contractual   situation: The Client is not in a situation of noncompliance under any contract   or agreement whatsoever to which it is party or which applies to it, nor   affected by any fact or circumstance that constitutes an Event of Default or   which may cause a Materially Adverse Event or have a Materially Adverse   Effect on the Client.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.8.
    	
 
    	
Financial   statements: The Client has placed at the disposal of the Bank its audited   financial statements as of December 31, 2010, and its financial   situation statements as of December 31, 2011. All this financial   information is correct, complete, and reflects the financial standing of the   Client in accordance with the GAAP.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
The Client does   not hold direct or contingent assets other than those (i) referred to or   reflected in the abovementioned financial statements as of said dates;   (ii) resulting from this Loan Agreement; or (iii) previously   reported to the Bank.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.9.
    	
 
    	
Materially   Adverse Event or Materially Adverse Effect: No Materially Adverse Event or Materially   Adverse Effect have occurred.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.10.
    	
 
    	
Judicial,   Arbitration and/or Administrative Proceedings: There is no action, investigation,   complaint, judicial, arbitration and/or administrative proceeding whatsoever   pending or underway, of which it has been notified, nor does it have any   Knowledge of the impending beginning of any of which it has not been   notified, nor of any written complaint or claim whatsoever against the Client   or its assets in any court, government commission or committee, board, agency   or arbitration, or Government Authority, that may reasonably cause a material   adverse change or a Materially Adverse Effect in the Client.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.11.
    	
 
    	
Accuracy and   Coverage of the Information Provided: The representations and warranties made   by the Client in this Loan Agreement do not include the false declaration of   any fact or omit any fact that may cause the information provided by the   Client to mislead the Bank into committing an error.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.12.
    	
 
    	
Nonexistence of   Acts of God and Force Majeure Events: The businesses and properties of the   Client have not been affected nor are they currently affected by fire,   explosion, accidents, strikes, lockouts or any other labor problem, drought,   storms, hail, earthquakes, embargoes, or
    

 

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by any other   circumstance that may negatively affect the Client or its operations, or that   may reasonably cause a Materially Adverse Effect.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.13.
    	
 
    	
Taxes: The Client has prepared, completed,   signed and submitted to the National Superintendency of Tax Administration   and other Government Authorities, including municipal authorities, the forms   for all taxes which it is legally obligated to pay, and has paid them.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
As of this date,   there is no proceeding or dispute whatsoever pending between the Client and   any Government Authority whatsoever with regard to taxes.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.14.
    	
 
    	
Immunity: The Client does not possess immunity   with regard to the jurisdiction and competence of any court, arbitration or   tribunal whatsoever, or with regard to any legal proceeding or complaint.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.15.
    	
 
    	
Use of the Funds: The funds obtained through this Loan   shall be used solely for the purposes specified in Clause Two of this Loan   Agreement.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.16.
    	
 
    	
Subordination: The payment of this Loan is not, nor   shall it be, subordinated in priority, rank or payment to any other debt or   obligation, assumed before or after the date of execution of this Loan   Agreement, unless otherwise provided for by the Applicable Laws, and   maintains and shall continue to maintain at least pari    passu status with regard to other   unsubordinated debts. Likewise, all loans and debts with any shareholder of   the Client have been subordinated to the obligations assumed under the Loan.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.17.
    	
 
    	
Bankruptcy   proceedings: It is not involved in any proceeding for bankruptcy, insolvency,   reorganization, equity restructuring, liquidation or any other procedure for   the ceasing of payments under the Applicable Laws, whether commenced   voluntarily or by third parties, nor is it in negotiations to reach a general   refinancing of its obligations.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.18.
    	
 
    	
Event of Default: It is not involved in any event, act or   situation that, in its opinion, constitutes or may reasonably constitute an   Event of Default.
    

 

Each one of the representations and warranties made by the Client in accordance with this Clause shall be correct and true on the Closing Date, as well as on the Disbursement Dates.

 

TEN:                                                                                                                                                                                                                 OBLIGATIONS OF THE CLIENT

 

The Client hereby assumes the obligation to comply with the following affirmative and negative covenants:

 

10.1    Affirmative Covenants

 

	
10.1.1
    	
Pay the Bank, on   the Payment Dates and within the terms established in this Loan Agreement,   each and every one of the sums corresponding in accordance with this Loan   Agreement, as well as the interest accrued and any sum for expenses,   Fees, etc., applicable hereunder.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
The Bank shall   apply all amounts received in the following order: (i) to the   reimbursement of fees pending payment; (ii) to the payment of the Fees   established in this Loan Agreement; (iii) to the payment of any unpaid   Default Penalty; (iv) to the payment of unpaid compensatory interest;   (v) to the payment of the principal of the Installments due; and   finally, (vi) to the payment of the principal of the Installments not   yet due, where applicable.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.2
    	
Provide complete   and accurate information when required to do so by the Bank, in writing, at   least three (3) Business Days beforehand, and allow the technical   personnel of the Bank to verify, during the normal office hours of the   Client, the correct application of the Loan, provided that a written request   has been sent by the Bank at least three (3) Business Days prior to the   visit, especially granting access to all accounting records, files and   premises necessary for such purpose.
    

 

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10.1.3
    	
Keep   its accounting books and records in accordance with the GAAP and the opinions   of the independent auditors of the Client.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Provide   the Bank with a copy of (i) its audited individual and consolidated   annual financial statements as soon as possible, but in all cases within the   first one hundred twenty (120) calendar days following the close of the   fiscal year; (ii) annual report; and (iii) its unaudited individual   and consolidated quarterly financial statements within sixty (60) calendar   days following the end of the respective quarter. This information shall be   submitted together with the certificate referred to in Sub-Point 10.1.4.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.4
    	
Provide   the Bank, together with each piece of financial information indicated in the   preceding point of this section, with a certificate signed by the general   manager of the Client or any other person with the powers of representation   necessary to perform said certification, representing that: (a) the   Client is complying with and faithfully observing the obligations assumed by   virtue of the Loan; (b) the non-occurrence of Events of Default or   Materially Adverse Events.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.5
    	
Inform   the Bank, no later than the Business Day following that on which it received   Knowledge, of any event or circumstance that may reasonably constitute a   Materially Adverse Event or have a Materially Adverse Effect.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.6
    	
Immediately   inform the Bank if a creditors’ meeting is formed or an insolvency proceeding   is brought against it under the Applicable Laws. In said case, the Client   shall provide a solution and render said proceeding null and void within a   maximum term of sixty (60) calendar days, counted as from the date on which   said event is verified.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.7
    	
Inform the Bank,   no later than the Business Day following that on which it is served notice of   the court order for the seizure, embargo or any other preliminary injunction   resulting from judicial or enforcement proceedings of any nature, over any of   the assets of the Client. For such effects, only amounts in excess of   US$2,000,000 (Two Million U.S. Dollars) or its equivalent in Nuevos Soles   shall be considered.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.8
    	
Maintain the   operation and line of business, managing it adequately under the standards   and practices applicable to the industry, and not make any significant change   in the main line of business.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.9
    	
Comply with the   Applicable Laws, including those on the protection of the environment; remain   up-to-date in the compliance with its tax, labor and pension obligations, and   its obligations with Pension Fund Management Companies, as well as   maintaining the relevant licenses, permits, authorizations and rights for the   development of its activities.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.10
    	
Use the funds   provided by the Loan solely for the purposes set forth in Clause Two.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.11
    	
Perform   operations with Subsidiaries, Affiliates or economically related companies   only under market conditions.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.12
    	
Keep its assets   properly maintained and duly insured against all risks common to the   industry.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.13
    	
Subordinate all   loans or debts with shareholders, Affiliates or Subsidiaries granted before   or after the date of execution of this Loan Agreement to the obligations   assumed by the Client hereunder.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.14
    	
Have all the   necessary authorizations and licenses required from Government Authorities   under the Applicable Laws to (i) carry out its habitual activities;   (ii) comply with this Loan Agreement; and (iii) to fulfill the   obligations assumed hereunder, which shall be maintained in force.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.15
    	
Maintain its pari passu status with regard to other obligations.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1.16
    	
Maintain the   Specific Guarantee in force.
    

 

 

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10.2
    	
Negative   Covenants
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.2.1
    	
Abstain from   participating in any process of corporate reorganization, liquidation or   merger, except in those processes of corporate reorganization, liquidation or   merger carried out with its Subsidiaries or for the creation of Subsidiaries,   provided that these latter processes do not result in an Event of Default.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Likewise, abstain   from performing spin-offs of equity blocks related to the main line of   business and which, as a consequence thereof, may result in an Event of   Default.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.2.2
    	
Abstain from   distributing dividends or any other form of distribution to its shareholders,   as well as reducing its capital stock, without the prior written   authorization of the Bank, when (i) the Client is in default on its   contractual obligations with the Bank or any of its financial creditors; or   (ii) said distribution or reduction of capital stock may result in an   Event of Default.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.2.3
    	
Abstain from   paying back loans to its shareholders, directors, managers or companies,   whether economically related or not, Affiliates or Subsidiaries, when   (i) the Client is in default on its contractual obligations with the   Bank or any of its financial creditors; or (ii) said payment may result   in an Event of Default.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.2.4
    	
Unless previously   authorized in writing by the Bank, abstain from selling, assigning, leasing,   transferring or, in general, disposing of assets, provided that this may have   a Materially Adverse Effect on the Client.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.2.5
    	
Abstain from   changing the line of business, except with the express authorization of the   Bank.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.2.6
    	
Without the prior   written authorization of the Bank, abstain from granting financing to third   party individuals or legal entities, provided that such financing represents   an amount in excess of 5% of the Client’s net equity, according to the latest   unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Client. This shall not apply   in case of Subsidiaries.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.2.7
    	
Abstain from   making changes in the Effective Control of the Client, without the prior   written consent of the Bank.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.2.8
    	
Not incur in, nor   cause its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to incur in, new financing or financial   obligations, if said events may have a Materially Adverse Effect on the   Client.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.3
    	
Financial   obligations
    

 

Maintain a solid financial and operating situation during the entire duration of this Loan Agreement, so as to reasonably meet the projections presented by the Client to the Bank.

 

Thus, the Client is obliged to maintain the following financial ratios:

 

(i)                                    Current Assets (*) / Current Liabilities higher than 1x

(ii)                                 EBITDA / Debt Service higher than 1.5x

(iii)                              Net Financial Debt / EBITDA less than 3.0x

 

For effects of the calculation of these financial rations, the following definitions shall be taken into account:

 

EBITDA shall be understood as the sum of the operating profit plus depreciation plus amortization for a given period.

 

“Net Financial Debt” is understood as all the payment obligations with financial or capital market institutions, as well as any other payment obligation that accrues interest, plus contingent obligations, which are

 

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understood as letters of guarantee and/or letters of credit and/or personal guarantees less cash and banks for the period.

 

“Debt Service” is understood as the sum of the expenses due to interest corresponding to short- and long-term loans, plus amortization of Financial Debt.

 

(*) The Current Assets shall not include non-trade accounts receivable from Subsidiaries or securities or investments in securities related to Subsidiaries.

 

The calculation of these ratios shall be performed on a quarterly basis in the months of March, June, September and December of each year, based on the individual financial statements of the Client.

 

For effects of the calculations related to the compliance with financial obligations to be performed in March, June and September, the figures of the Profit and Loss Statement and the figures of the Cash Flow Statement equivalent to the sum of the last four (4) quarters of the Client shall be considered. For the review of the Rations corresponding to December 31, the audited annual report shall be used.

 

ELEVEN:                                                                                                                                                                                      EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

The Parties agree that each one of the following circumstances constitutes an Event of Default:

 

	
11.1.
    	
 
    	
Default on the   payment obligation: If the Client defaults on the payment of (i) any Installment or   any amount corresponding to the principal or interest owed under this Loan   Agreement; or (ii) any commission, fee, expenses, service, tax or any   other concept to be paid and/or reimbursed within the terms established, by   virtue of the Loan Documents.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.2.
    	
 
    	
Falsity of any   representation or warranty: If any of the representations or   warranties made by the Client herein is (i) false or   (ii) incomplete, or if any of the representations or warranties is   rendered false or incomplete due to a change in circumstances.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.3.
    	
 
    	
Bankruptcy or   liquidation proceedings: If the Client commences a proceeding for bankruptcy, refinancing,   insolvency, restructuring of liabilities, ceasing of payments, disencumbrance   of equity, liquidation, dissolution, or equivalent, or if any such   proceedings are brought against it, or if it appoints a trustee, receiver or   liquidator or any similar figure whose appointment is intended for such purpose   or, in general, in any other proceeding which, at the criteria of the Bank,   is similar, and such procedure, in case it is brought by third parties, is   not declared unfounded, dismissed or closed within sixty (60) calendar days   following the service of notice thereof to the Client.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Likewise, if the   Client or any of its Subsidiaries (i) commences a proceeding for   bankruptcy or equity restructuring regulated under the Applicable Laws or any   process for the ceasing of payments, or any such proceeding is brought   against them, and said proceeding, in case it is brought by third parties, is   not declared unfounded, dismissed or closed within sixty (60) calendar days   following the start thereof; or (ii) a proceeding for dissolution or   liquidation is begun or its shareholders agree to the dissolution and   liquidation of the Client.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.4.
    	
 
    	
Cross Default: If the Client defaults on any of the   obligations assumed by virtue of any other contract and/or material agreement   entered into with any Person and said default results in the termination or   early expiration of the term for the compliance with its obligations arising   from said contract or agreement.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
For these   effects, only those defaults on payments obligations which jointly exceed   US$2,000,000 (Two Million U.S. Dollars) or its equivalent in Nuevos Soles   shall be considered, except by authorization of the Bank. Likewise, defaults   to suppliers where there is a duly supported claim pending shall not apply.
    

 

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11.5.
    	
 
    	
Change in   Effective Control: If any changes in the Effective Control of the Client occur without   the prior consent of the Bank. It should be noted that any refusal by the   Bank to grant its conformity shall be duly justified, and, where applicable,   the Client shall have the right to prepay the Loan.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.6.
    	
 
    	
Expropriation or   nationalization: If, on a date subsequent to the execution of this Loan Agreement,   the Peruvian government carries out any act that, at the duly founded   criteria and discretion of the Bank, (i) may result in the deprivation   of any of its rights as a credit under this Loan Agreement; or   (ii) confiscates, expropriates or nationalizes the property or Effective   Control of the Client over its goods or the assets, shares or significant   rights of the Client that put at risk, at the Bank’s criteria, the repayment   of the monetary obligations of the Loan Agreement.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.7.
    	
 
    	
Noncompliance   with a Court Ruling, Arbitration Award or Administration Resolution: If the Client fails to comply with any   final and binding court ruling, arbitration award or administrative   resolution. For such effects, only those non compliances which jointly exceed   US$2,000,000 (Two Million U.S. Dollars) or its equivalent in Nuevos Soles   shall be considered.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.8.
    	
 
    	
Non-transfer of   assets and other negative covenants: If the Client sells, assigns, transfers   or, in general, disposes of assets that may cause a Materially Adverse Effect   on the Client, without the consent of the Bank.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.9.
    	
 
    	
Materially   Adverse Effect or Event: Any Materially Adverse Effect or Materially Adverse Event occurs.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.10.
    	
 
    	
Allocation of the   funds from the Loan: If the Client allocates, in whole or in part, the funds obtained   from the Loan, without the prior written authorization of the Bank, for   purposes other than those agreed to herein.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.11
    	
 
    	
Validity and   Force of the Loan Documents and the Specific Guarantee: If the Client, its Affiliates,   Subsidiaries or any of their related companies commences a procedure aimed at   obtaining a pronouncement from a Government Authority with regard to the   nullity, annulability, enforceability, rescission, or termination of any of   the Loan Documents, or if any of the Loan Documents is declared null,   annullable, unenforceable, terminated or rescinded by any Government   Authority as a result of a request filed by any Person other than the Bank.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Likewise, if any   process or judicial, arbitration or administrative proceeding is commenced   for the purpose of questioning the legality, force, validity or   enforceability of the Specific Guarantee, and the Client does not inform the   Bank, within the following ten (10) Business Days, of the legal actions   to be taken in order to guarantee to the Bank—who shall reasonably evaluate   said proposals for action—that the result of said process or proceeding shall   not result in a Materially Adverse Effect.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.12
    	
 
    	
Assignment: If the Client performs any act for the   purpose of assigning its contractual position or its rights in this Loan   Agreement or transferring its obligations arising herefrom, without the prior   consent of the Bank.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.13
    	
 
    	
Default on   obligations under the Loan: If the Client defaults on any   affirmative and/or negative covenant and/or financial obligation and/or any   other obligation assumed under the Loan Documents.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.14
    	
 
    	
Default on other   obligations: If the Client fails to comply with any other material legal   obligation and the failure to comply with said obligations may cause a   Materially Adverse Effect.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.15
    	
 
    	
Insurance   policies: If the Client fails to maintain in force the insurance policies   insuring its assets and said noncompliance is not rectified within forty-five   (45) Business Days of the occurrence thereof.
    

 

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11.16
    	
 
    	
Pari passu: If the obligations arising from this   Agreement cease to maintain at least pari passu status with regard to any   other present or future obligation of a similar nature, and said failure is   not rectified within a term of thirty (30) Business Days after the occurrence   thereof.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.17
    	
 
    	
Act of God or   Force Majeure Event: The occurrence of accidents, strikes, lockouts, or any other labor   problem, fire, explosion, drought, storms, hail, earthquakes, embargoes, or   any other circumstance that affects the business and properties of the Client   and cause a Materially Adverse Effect.
    

 

The Events of Default described in the preceding points shall be understood as having been constituted on the day they occur, unless a term of rectification is expressly indicated, in which case the corresponding Event of Default shall be understood as constituted on the date on which the term for rectification expires and the rectification thereof has not been carried out.

 

TWELVE:                                                                                                                                                          CONSEQUENCES OF THE EVENT OF DEFAULT

 

	
12.1.
    	
 
    	
In case an Event   of Default is constituted under this Loan Agreement, the Client shall   acknowledge the bank starting as of such time, the Compensatory Interest, the   Default Penalty and any other additional concept from the Loan Agreement, at   the Compensatory Interest Rate, plus the Default Penalty until the day on   which they are effectively paid.  The   interests shall be settled and capitalized on the opportunities decided by   the Bank subject to law and in conformity with terms permitted by legal norms   in force and/or pertinent Government Authorities.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Subject to the   provisions in the above paragraph, the Default Penalty shall immediately   accrue as of the date the Client defaulted the pertinent payment or other   obligation under this Loan Agreement, without the need of constituting the   default, additional notification or any other formality.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.2.
    	
 
    	
Likewise, in case   of the occurrence of any Event of Default contained in the Eleventh Clause   above, the Bank with full legal right, shall;
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
(i)
    	
Terminate this   Loan Agreement according to the provisions in the article 1430° of the Civil   Code, and/or declare overdue the terms of the Loan, through written notarial   notice to the Client, along with the settlement of the owed balance about   which numeral 7, article 132° of the General Act refers to, and demand   immediate payment of all sums owed to the Bank under this Agreement;
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
(ii)
    	
Enforce and/or   judicially demand payment of the entire owed sums under the Promissory Note   issued as a result of Disbursements; and/or,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
(iii)
    	
Request the   enforcement of the Specific Guarantee as provided in the Guarantee Trust   Agreement, the Contract of Adhesion to the Master Agreement between Secured   Creditors and the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Delay on part of   the Bank in exercising the rights referred to in this Point 12.2 shall   not be construed as presumption of waiver thereof.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.3.
    	
 
    	
In case of the   termination of the Loan Agreement all commitments assumed by the Bank with regard   to the present Loan Agreement shall be terminated, and all pending   obligations as they may result from it shall immediately be terminated and   without force.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.4.
    	
 
    	
The termination   of the present Loan Agreement does not affect, whatsoever, the Specific   Guarantees granted in favor of the Bank, those of which keeping their full   force and effect until payment in full of the obligations owed by the Client.
    

 

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THIRTEEN:                                                                                                                                                                       GUARANTEE

 

The compliance with the obligations that results from this Loan Agreement is guaranteed by the Specific Guarantee.

 

FOURTEEN:                                                                                                                                                                    COSTS INCREASE

 

The Bank reserves the right to increase the costs of this Loan as may be the case of any increase in the costs of the money that affects it due to any change in taxation, increment or modification of the regime for statutory reserve or changes in the interpretation of applicable regulations by any court or relevant authority or by changes in law or in the Peruvian banking regulations; or as per provisions by the Central Reserve Bank of Perú or other Government Authority which may grant right for, alternatively readjusting the compensatory interest rate or the Default Penalty under this Loan Agreement, request payment for the pertinent sums or debit the account(s) that the Client has in the Bank with the additional sums to compensate the Bank for such increasing costs.  For this effect, a written communication from the Bank to the Client will suffice, notifying and substantiating the change of rate or the requirement for payment.

 

Likewise, the parties agree that the compensatory interest rate and the Default Penalty agreed in this Loan Agreement may be modified by the Bank in case the risk rating of the Client deteriorates or in the event that national or international finance market conditions deteriorate.

 

FIFTEEN:                                                                                                                                                                                   TAXES

 

All of the present and future Taxes applicable as per Applicable Regulations that may apply on the Loan, including its interests, expenses and fees shall be of the exclusive responsibility of the Client.  The income tax that levies the operations of the Bank is excluded.

 

Likewise, the Client undertakes to reimburse the Bank any new Tax that it is to pay under the Applicable Regulations regarding the Loan Documents, including its interests, surcharges, fines and penalties.  The reimbursement shall be made within the next ten (10) calendar days following the date on which the Bank makes such requirement to the Client.

 

All payments related to the capital, interests and expenses made by the Client to the Bank according to the Loan Documents shall be made without deduction or withholding either existent or future taxes nor other applicable Taxes in Perú or overseas, if that is the case.  If the Client or the Bank should withhold or deduct Taxes, the sums to be paid to the Bank shall be increased in the sum necessary so that the Bank receives the total amount that would correspond if such Taxes would not exist.

 

SIXTEEN:                                                                                                                                                                                  NOTIFICATIONS

 

	
16.1.
    	
Unless this Loan   Agreement or the Applicable Regulations establish specific formalities, all   notifications and/or communications must be done in writing, personally   delivered (including courier or express service or fax shall be addressed to   the persons below:
    

 

The Bank

	
Addressee:
    	
 
    	
Alejandro Vizquerra
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
Calle Centenario N° 156, La Molina, Lima
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
313-2000
    
	
Fax:
    	
 
    	
313-2555
    

 

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The Client
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Addressee:
    	
 
    	
Manuel Ferreyros   /Juan Yamamoto
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
Calle La Colonia 150, Urbanización El Vivero, Santiago de Surco
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
317-6000
    

 

The Party that wants to modify any of the data above, shall communicate such decision in writing, via letter signed by its authorized representative.  Any modification shall only be in effect provided it has been communicated in writing with an anticipation of fifteen (15) calendar days, and in the case of the Client its new address is within the Lima city.

 

16.2.                    Non compliance with any of the requirements mentioned in the above point, the change shall not bring any effect whatsoever, and all communications sent pursuant the aforementioned terms shall be considered valid and correctly performed.

 

SEVENTEEN:                                                                                                                                                             EXPENSES

 

All expenses related to the execution of this Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents, connected with the drafting, documentation, implementation and performance of the Loan shall be on the Clients expense.

 

The expenses include but are not limited to, expenses that result from the Bank’s legal advisory for the drafting and implementation of the Loan Documents and the notary and registration expenses (certified copies) for the notarially recorded instrument and registration as may be applicable, pertaining to the Loan Agreement and Loan Documents,  the expenses that must be made in accordance with the Loan Documents as well as all expenses, and legal costs that the Bank may incur to require compliance, be it judicial or extrajudicial regarding the obligations that result from this Loan Agreement, including proceedings for enforcing Guarantees, if pertaining.

 

EIGHTEEN:                                                                                                                                                                      ASSIGNMENTS

 

	
18.1.
    	
 
    	
The parties agree   that the Bank shall be in a position to transfer the contractual standing   pertaining to it regarding this Loan Agreement.  Likewise, the parties agree that the Bank   may assign the total or sum of the rights and obligations that correspond to   it regarding this Loan Agreement.    Under those presumptions, the transfer or assignment may imply that a   fee for the administrative agent may be caused, which would be assumed by the   Client only if such a transfer or assignment is caused by an express request   by the Client.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
The parties agree   that in case the Bank decides to transfer its contractual standing in   accordance with the paragraph above, the Client shall have the right to   prepay the Loan in which case payment of the Prepayment Commission shall not   be applicable only if the assignee bank is not included in the listing   contained in Exhibit V.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
18.2.
    	
 
    	
In order to allow   the development of the provisions agreed according to the point above, the   Client, in this act provides express consent and irrevocable authorization   for the performance of such agreements related to assignment of contractual   standing or assignments of rights and obligations.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
18.3.
    	
 
    	
The parties agree   that the Client shall not transfer or assign by no reason or by any title the   rights or obligations that correspond to it as a consequence of this Loan   Agreement without the previous authorization in writing by the Bank.
    

 

NINETEEN:                                                                                                                                                                        CONFIDENCIALITY

 

The Parties, its Affiliates or the Client ́s shareholders shall not disclose any confidential information that may have been supplied exclusively for the execution of the Loan Agreement without the previous

 

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consent in writing by the Parties unless that (i) it is the case of their directors, officers, staff, agents, external legal advisors and counsels or others directly involved in the transaction, or (ii) potential participants or assignees in the transaction and, in such case, informing such advisors or potential participants the confidential nature or such information, or (iii) if it were required to disclose such information by a Governmental Authority in accordance with the Applicable Laws.

 

TWENTY:                                           INDEMNIZATION

 

The Client shall compensate and keep the Bank free from any damage and/or any of its Affiliates and/or related companies, as well as their respective officers, directors, staff, representatives and agents (every one of them, a “Subject of Indemnization”) against any damages, complaints, losses, detriments, debts, responsibilities and expenses (including reasonable fees and advisory expenses) determined by judicial or arbitral firm and final decision directly resulting from any of the activities indicated in this Loan Agreement, except when those damages, complaints, losses, detriments, debts, responsibilities and expenses are the direct consequence of performing with intent or gross inexcusable negligence attributable to the Subject of Indemnization as determined by judicial or arbitral firm and final decision.

 

In case the Bank finds itself involved in any action, administrative or judicial proceeding or investigation as a result of activities performed as provided in this document, the Client shall reimburse all legal expenses and/or those of any other nature that may have been made for the defense against such actions, proceedings or investigations, unless such action, proceeding or investigation are the consequence of intent or gross inexcusable negligence from the Bank, duly determined by a firm, non-appealable decision from a court with competent jurisdiction.

 

TWENTY-ONE:                 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRACT AND NO WAIVER

 

Any amendment or modification to the Loan Agreement or any consent for waiving the Client from the compliance of any obligation shall be valid and effective in the extent that such amendment, modification, waiver or consent is granted in writing and signed by the Bank and, in case of an amendment or modification to the Loan Agreement be also signed by the Client.

 

No failure on part of the Bank to exercise, or any delay in exercising, any right, power or waiver under the Loan Documents shall be considered as a waiver to those rights, powers or disclaimers, or any only or partial performance of such rights, powers or waivers shall not be taken as evasion for the exercise of any other right, power or waiver.  Waivers granted are accumulative and inclusive of any other waiver granted under the Applicable Laws.

 

Any disclaimer, waiver and/or liberation shall be construed and performed on a restrictive basis and for the specific purposes for which they were granted.

 

TWENTY-TWO:               JURISDICCIONAL SUBMISSION AND APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

 

22.1                        The Parties agree that for the effects of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Document the laws of the Republic of Perú shall be applicable.

 

22.2                        The Parties agree to resolve any doubt, dispute, disagreement, issue or controversy that may result from this Loan Agreement through direct negotiation in good faith.

 

22.3                        If despite of the indicated above, the doubt, dispute, disagreement, issued or controversy that may result from this Loan Agreement would continue to exist including those of their interpretation, performance, nullity or invalidity, shall be settled through lawful arbitration with a suitable arbitral tribunal in charge made up of three (3) members that shall necessarily be lawyers, and to be performed in accordance with the Regulations for National and International

 

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Arbitration and Conciliation of the Lima Chamber of Commerce on which Rules the Parties submit on an unconditional basis representing to know them and accept them totally.

 

Each of the parties shall appoint an arbitrator, within the fifteen (15) terms upon reception of the requirement for such appointment, who, in turn shall appoint the third one who shall chair the presidency of the Arbitral Tribunal.  In case any of the parties does not appoint its arbitrator within the term aforementioned, this shall be appointed by the Lima Chamber of Commerce.  In case the arbitrators appointed by the parties cannot reach an agreement on the appointment of the third arbitrator within the fifteen (15) Business Days counted starting from the appointment of the second arbitrator, this arbitrator shall be appointed by the Lima Chamber of Commerce.

 

22.4                        The arbitration shall be conducted in the city of Lima, in the Spanish language and its time frame shall not exceed one hundred (100) Business Days counted starting from the date of the installation of the Arbitral Tribunal until the dictation of the pertinent award.  The award shall be final, unappealable and of mandatory compliance from the notification serving to the parties.  The award has the effect of res judicata.

 

Likewise, the costs and expenses of the proceeding shall be entirely assumed by the party(ies) that is/are not benefitted from the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal, expenses which in addition must set and include in the award.

 

22.5                       Only a proceeding for annulment can be brought against the award.  The Party bringing the action for annulment and request suspension of the enforcement of the award must submit to the competent judicial authority, as an essential requisite, an unconditional, joint, irrevocable, automatic, guarantee issued by a first-rate Bank headquartered in Lima in favor of the other party, with a validity no less than a year that must be renewed and kept in force until the act of annulment reaches final resolution, in the amount of $50,0000.00 (Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars) to guarantee faithful compliance of the award.  This indispensable requisite shall be enforceable even on cases in which the decision, total or partial, is merely declarative, not recoverable in money or requires a liquidation or determination that is not purely a mathematical operation.

 

This guarantee shall be returned to the Party that brought the action for annulment only in the case that such action is declared founded by a final decision.  Otherwise the guarantee shall be performed by the Party in which favor it has been issued and applied as a penalty.

 

22.6.                    The Parties agree that in case of the involvement of judges and ordinary courts is required, the parties expressly submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the judges and courts of Metropolitan  Lima judicial district relinquishing to the territorial competence that may be pertinent to them because of their legal addresses.

 

You add, Mr. Notary, the other provisions of law and put the preliminary agreement on notarial public record.

 

	
Lima,   March 12, 2012
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
/s/   Jenny Rocío Oliveros   Ames
    	
 
    	
/s/   Humberto Nadal Del Carpio
    
	
/s/   Alejandro Corzo De La Colina
    	
 
    	
/s/   Manuel Ferreyros Peña
    
	
The Bank
    	
 
    	
The Client
    

 

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EXHIBIT   I:                       PAYMENT SCHEDULE

 

	
Currency
    	
Nuevos Soles
    
	
Amount of Loan
    	
US$ 75,000,000 in   Nuevos Soles
    
	
Interest Rate
    	
7.50%
    

 

	
Payment Date
    	
 
    	
Capital
    Amortization
    	
 
    	
Compensatory
    Interests
    	
 
    	
Installment
    
	
 -  
    	
 
    	
Availability   Period
    	
 
    	
0%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory   Interest
    
	
 - 
    	
 
    	
Availability Period
    	
 
    	
0%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest
    
	
 - 
    	
 
    	
Availability Period
    	
 
    	
0%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest
    
	
 - 
    	
 
    	
Availability Period
    	
 
    	
0%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest
    
	
 - 
    	
 
    	
Availability Period
    	
 
    	
0%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest
    
	
 - 
    	
 
    	
Availability Period
    	
 
    	
0%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest
    
	
 - 
    	
 
    	
Availability Period
    	
 
    	
0%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest
    
	
 - 
    	
 
    	
Availability Period
    	
 
    	
0%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest
    
	
1 
    	
One
    	
 
    	
3.7500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
2 
    	
Two
    	
 
    	
3.7500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
3 
    	
Three
    	
 
    	
3.7500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
4 
    	
Four
    	
 
    	
3.7500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
5 
    	
Five
    	
 
    	
3.5000%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
6 
    	
Six
    	
 
    	
3.5000%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
7 
    	
Seven
    	
 
    	
3.5000%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
8 
    	
Eight
    	
 
    	
3.5000%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
9 
    	
Nine
    	
 
    	
3.2500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
10 
    	
Ten
    	
 
    	
3.2500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
11 
    	
Eleven
    	
 
    	
3.2500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
12 
    	
Twelve
    	
 
    	
3.2500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
13 
    	
Thirteen
    	
 
    	
3.1500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
14 
    	
Fourteen
    	
 
    	
3.1500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
15 
    	
Fifteen
    	
 
    	
3.1500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
16 
    	
Sixteen
    	
 
    	
3.1500%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
17 
    	
Seventeen
    	
 
    	
3.0130%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
18 
    	
Eighteen
    	
 
    	
3.0150%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
19 
    	
Nineteen
    	
 
    	
3.0190%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
20 
    	
Twenty
    	
 
    	
3.0250%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
21 
    	
Twenty-One
    	
 
    	
2.9330%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
22 
    	
Twenty-Two
    	
 
    	
2.9440%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
23 
    	
Twenty-Three
    	
 
    	
2.9560%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
24 
    	
Twenty-Four
    	
 
    	
2.9700%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
25 
    	
Twenty-Five
    	
 
    	
2.7370%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
26 
    	
Twenty-Six
    	
 
    	
2.7550%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
27 
    	
Twenty-Seven
    	
 
    	
2.7750%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
28 
    	
Twenty-Eight
    	
 
    	
2.7980%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
29 
    	
Twenty-Nine
    	
 
    	
2.5730%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
30 
    	
Thirty
    	
 
    	
2.6000%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
31 
    	
Thirty-One
    	
 
    	
2.6280%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    
	
32 
    	
Thirty-Two
    	
 
    	
2.6590%
    	
 
    	
[*]
    	
 
    	
Compensatory Interest Plus Capital
    

 

[*] The final schedule will be decided on the Consolidation Date.

 

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EXHIBIT  II:                      PROMISSORY NOTE MODEL

 

No                                 

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
FOR: S/.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
EXPIRES ON:
    

 

 

 

We, CEMENTOS PACASMAYO S.A.A. (the “Debtor”), identified by Tax ID Number (RUC)  20419387658, with principal place of business at Calle La Colonia 150, Urbanización El Vivero, Santiago de Surco, Province and Department of Lima, acting by and through  [Humberto Nadal del Carpio], holder of National Identity Card Number (DNI) [07785454] and [Manuel Ferreyros Peña], holder of National Identity Card Number (DNI)  [08230897] as per powers registered in  [entry B12] of Card Number  11076338 of the Registry of Companies in and for Lima, owe and undertake to unconditionally repay to the order and make available to Banco de Crédito del Perú (the “Bank”) or to whom it would have transferred this Promissory Note the amount of S/. [                                                 (                                                                                      and 00/100 Nuevos Soles], amount received at our full satisfaction, and which at the time of expiration of this Promissory Note we undertake to repay in this city through funds immediately available and on the same currency at the Bank offices located for this purpose on Calle Centenario N° 156, La Molina, Lima, Perú or other offices that the Bank indicates or at the place where this Promissory Note is submitted for collection.

 

In addition to the amount of the capital in this Promissory Note, upon its expiration date, we undertake to pay a compensatory interest at the effective annual interest rate of 7.50% (seven point fifty per cent) on the capital plus pertinent taxes, fees and expenses, to accrue as of the date of issue of this Promissory Note until its total repayment. The above mentioned compensatory interest rate shall be calculated on a 360 calendar-day basis based on the days effectively elapsed with such interests calculated on the remaining sum of the capital.

 

Except as indicated, any increase in taxes in force at the time of issue of this Promissory Note may result in, subject to the applicable law, an increase of the rate of interest referred to in the above paragraph, with no need of previous formality, notice or authorization from the Debtor, fact that we represent to know and accept.

 

In case the owed amount under this Promissory Note is not repaid on its expiration date, we undertake to pay the moratory interests at a rate equal to 2% (two per cent) additional to the above mentioned compensatory rate which shall automatically accrue as of the expiration date in this Promissory Note until the day of its repayment plus notary expenses, costs and legal and extrajudicial costs made by the Bank due to our noncompliance.

 

Pursuant to the provisions in article 49° of the Security Act, passed by Law No. 27287, we expressly authorize that the holder of this Promissory Note may on its expiration date or after it, extend the expiration date either for its total amount, lower or higher amount it may deem appropriate to grant us, without request for our express signature, continuing with its execution with the sole basis being for its term having expired without being extended.

 

We explicitly and irrevocably authorize the Bank in order that on its expiration or after it, may arrange for charging, applying or compensating the necessary sums in our accounts or deposits, assets or securities that in any currency we have, individually or jointly with third parties, in said Bank or any of its affiliates or branches in Peru and overseas, in order that it takes payment of pertinent fees according to

 

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the Bank’s rates structure as well as to amortize or pay off interests, readjustments and/or this Promissory Note capital and other obligations as indicated therein with no need for previous notice or conformity afterwards, also for assuming all responsibility for the performance of mentioned actions. In case the mentioned charge is done on an account different to Nuevos Soles, the Debtor authorizes the Bank so that it applies the rate of exchange habitually applicable for this type of operations.

 

For all purposes and implications that may result from the issue of this Promissory Note, the Debtor represents that its place of business is at La Colonia 150, Urbanización El Vivero, Santiago de Surco, Santiago de Surco district, Province and Department of Lima.

 

In accordance with provisions in article 52°, Securities Act, it is expressly established that the present Promissory Note does not require to be protested. However, the holder is authorized to protest it for default if so deems advisable in which case we shall assume the expenses for such notarial act or the corresponding substitute formality.  The protest can be done by notification addressed at the Debtor’s place of business.

 

It is established that the obligations contained in this Promissory Note shall continue to exist even though the Promissory Note is in disadvantage because of the Bank.  The present agreement constitutes an agreement contrary to the provisions in article 1233° of the Civil Code.

 

It is also established that the accounts, deposits, assets or securities that we keep in the Bank or in any other of its subsidiaries or affiliates can be allocated for partial or total repayment of this Promissory Note, its interests, capital and/or other obligations as stated in this Promissory Note; and such assets remaining as first-class collaterals with rights for enforcement or direct realization and, in the case of assets different from money, to the best bidder, cleared from all responsibility for the price calculated as per article 1069° of the Civil Code.

 

We expressly subject ourselves to the jurisdiction and competence of Judges and Tribunals of the Lima Metropolitan Judicial District, waiving to the jurisdiction of our domicile, and referring as place of business for these purposes that which is previously provided.

 

This Promissory Note is governed by the laws of the Republica del Peru.

 

Lima,                              .

 

 

RUC N° :

Address:

Representatives:      [                      ], identified with  [                ]

Data of Powers Registration: [                                    ]

 

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EXHIBIT III:      REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST

 

Lima, [·] [·] 2012

 

Señores

Banco de Crédito del Perú

Ciudad.-

 

Att: [·]

 

Dear Sirs:

 

This is to refer to the Medium-Term Loan Agreement executed on [·] [·] 2012 (the “Loan Agreement”).

 

In accordance with the provisions in the Clause 5.2.6, we hereby request to you to proceed with the disbursement of the sum of $ 75’000,000.00 (Seventy Five Million and 00/100 Dollars) in Nuevos Soles, under the proceeding contained in the Loan Agreement.  Said amount must be disbursed on [•] [•] 2012 in the following account:

 

Account Number [•]

 

Also, we represent the following:

 

1.              That, as of to date we have complied with every and each of the Conditions Precedents for the Disbursement.

 

2.              That, as of to date, all representations and warranties stated in the Agreement continue to be true, correct and accurate.

 

3.              That, as of to date, we are complying with our pertinent obligations in accordance with the Loan Agreement.

 

4.              That, as of to date, no Event of Default has been verified and they shall not as a result of the Reimbursement Request.

 

Truly yours,

 

	
Signature:
    
	
Name and   Surnames:
    
	
Position:
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.
    

 

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EXHIBIT IV: SPECIFIC GUARANTEE

 

Point 1: Constitution of Guarantee

 

The Parties agree by this clause that the Loan shall be secured or substantiated the autonomous equity established in accordance with the Guarantee Trust Agreement keeping an assets coverage ratio to a realization value of 2x.

 

In this order of ideas, the Bank and the Client, with participation of the Representative of the Secured Creditors shall execute the Contract of Adhesion to the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors in order that the Bank becomes a New Secured Creditor.  The Contract of Adhesion to the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors must be executed in a term that must not exceed five (5) Business Days counted from the authorization granted by the Representative of the Secured Creditors.

 

Point 2: Enforcement of the Guarantee

 

Given the termination of the Loan Agreement or the terms of the Loan rendered overdue, the Bank through its “Agent” (as defined in the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors), shall send to the Representative of the Secured Creditors the Notification of the Event of Default, according to the following attached form requesting the enforcement of the Guarantee.

 

***

 

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FORM: NOTIFICATION OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT

 

Lima, [  ] [  ] 20[  ]

 

[Representative of Secured Creditors]

[Address]

-

 

Reference:             Notification of an Event of Default

 

Dear Sirs:

 

We are writing you with regard to the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors dated December 21, 2006, executed between el Banco de Crédito del Perú (acting as Representative of the Bondholders of the first issue of Cementos Pacasmayo Bonds; acting as Representative of the Bondholders of the second issue of Cementos Pacasmayo Bonds and acting as Secured Creditor); the Citibank N.A., acting as Secured Creditor; the Banco de Crédito del Perú acting as Representative of the Secured Creditors with the participation of Cementos Pacasmayos S.A.A., with its enclosures and amendments.  The words with the first letters in uppercase have the same meaning given to such word in the Master Agreement between Secured Creditors.

 

We hereby inform you that according to the provisions in the Loan Agreement executed between Banco de Crédito del Perú and Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. on [    ], [    ] , 2012, Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has committed an Event of Default under said agreement.

 

Thus, we request that [state indication/proceed to enforce the Estate in Trust- if applicable]; also make this notification of Event of Default known to the other Agents.

 

Truly Yours,

 

	
Signature:
    
	
Name and Surnames:
    
	
Position:
    
	
[Guarantees Agent]
    

 

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EXHIBIT V:  PERMITTED ASIGNEES

 

Banco de Crédito del Perú S.A.

The Bank of Nova Scotia

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)

Citi Group Inc.

Banco Internacional del Perú S.A.A. (Interbank)

Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)

Banco Santander

Banco Interamericano de Finanzas S.A. (BIF)

Deustche Bank AG

BNP Paribas

Natixis

Credit Suisse

Société Générale

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

JP Morgan Chase

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)

Bank of Tokio - Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Barclays PLC

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Bank

WestLB AG

Bank of China

China Development Bank (CDB)

Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (BCI)

Banco Español de Crédito S.A. (Banesto)

Bancolombia

Banco de Bogota

Banco Itaú S.A.

Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)

Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo S.A. (COFIDE)

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)

Mercantil Commerzbank AG

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A. (Bladex)

Banco do Brasil S.A.

Wachovia Corporation

ING Bank N.V.

 

And any Affiliate of, or any other trust or fund in good faith already constituted or other entity habitually engaged or constituted with the object of performing, acquiring or investing in loans, income securities or other financial assets managed by any of the banks or financial institutions listed in the present Exhibit that are not hedge funds.

 

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