LETTER AGREEMENT
Published on September 16, 1996
EXHIBIT 99.7
EMBOTELLADORA ANDINA S.A.
September 5, 1996
The Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Interamerican Corporation
Coca-Cola de Argentina S.A.
c/o The Coca-Cola Company
One Coca-Cola Plaza, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30313
Citicorp Banking Corporation
Bottling Investment Limited
c/o Citicorp Banking Corporation
Avenida Andres Bello No. 2687 Piso 7
Santiago, Chile
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
September 5, 1996 (the "SPC Purchase Agreement") by and among
Embotelladora Andina S.A. ("Andina"), Inversiones del Atlantico
S.A. ("Atlantico"), Inversiones Freire Ltda. and Inversiones
Freire Dos Ltda. (collectively the "Majority Shareholders"), The
Coca-Cola Company ("KO"), Coca-Cola Interamerican Corporation
("Interamerican"), Coca-Cola de Argentina S.A. ("TCCC
Argentina"), Citicorp Banking Corporation ("Citicorp") and
Bottling Investment Limited ("SPC") and the Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of September 5, 1996 by and among Andina, the
Majority Shareholders, Citicorp and SPC (the "SPC Purchase
Agreement" and together with the Andina Purchase Agreement, the
"Stock Purchase Agreements") pursuant to which (i) prior to a
recapitalization of the Andina common stock, SPC will acquire
24,000,000 newly issued shares of Andina common stock, (ii)
Interamerican and TCCC Argentina will acquire all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of SPC, and (iii) Atlantico
will acquire (x) all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of CIPET and (y) all of the shares of capital stock of INTI owned
by Interamerican. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Stock Purchase Agreements.
The Andina Parties, KO, Interamerican, TCCC Argentina,
Citicorp and SPC hereby agree as follows:
1. From the date hereof until the Closing,
Andina agrees that, upon the request of TCCC
Argentina and Interamerican, TCCC Argentina and
Interamerican shall be entitled to jointly designate an
observer to attend meetings of the Board of Directors of
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Andina; provided, however, that such observer shall be
excluded from such meetings at all times during which the
Board of Directors of Andina is discussing or considering
any of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase
Agreements or the other Operative Agreements or any matter
related thereto. Andina shall provide such observer with
the same notice of meetings of the Board of Directors of
Andina as that provided to the directors.
2. Andina hereby agrees that if requested by any
director present at a meeting of the Board of Directors of
Andina, Andina will provide for the simultaneous translation
into English of the discussions and proceedings at such
meeting.
THIS LETTER AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS
OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
Stock Purchase Agreements, the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements contained in this letter agreement shall
survive the Closing without limitation as to time.
This letter agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to
be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of
our agreements, please sign and return to us a counterpart
hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent
a binding agreement among you and ourselves.
Very truly yours,
EMBOTELLADORA ANDINA S.A.
By: /s/ Jose Said S.
Name: Jose Said S.
Title: Chairman of the Board
By: /s/ Jose Antonio Garces
Name: Jose Antonio Garces
Title: Director
September 5, 1996
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INVERSIONES DEL ATLANTICO S.A.
By: /s/ Jaime Garcia
/s/ Pedro Pellegrini
Name: Jaime Garcia/Pedro Pellegrini
Title: Attorneys-in-fact
INVERSIONES FREIRE LTDA.
By: /s/ Jose Said S.
Name: Jose Said S.
Title: Attorney-in-fact
By: /s/ Jose Antonio Garces
Name: Jose Antonio Garces
Title: Attorney-in-fact
INVERSIONES FREIRE DOS LTDA.
By: /s/ Jose Said S.
Name: Jose Said S.
Title: Attorney-in-fact
By: /s/ Jose Antonio Garces
Name: Jose Antonio Garces
Title: Attorney-in-fact
September 5, 1996
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Agreed as of this 5th day of September, 1996:
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
By: /s/ Weldon H. Johnson
Name: Weldon H. Johnson
Title: Senior Vice President
COCA-COLA INTERAMERICAN
CORPORATION
By: /s/ Weldon H. Johnson
Name: Weldon H. Johnson
Title: Vice President
COCA-COLA DE ARGENTINA S.A.
By: /s/ Fernando Marin
Name: Fernando Marin
Title: Attorney-in-fact
CITICORP BANKING CORPORATION
By: /s/ Diego Peralta V.
Name: Diego Peralta V.
Title: Authorized Officer
BOTTLING INVESTMENT LIMITED
By: /s/ Diego Peralta V.
Name: Diego Peralta V.
Title: Chairman of the Board