Coca-Cola FEMSA notice to bondholders
Mexico City, Mexico – April 1, 2011 – Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:
KOFL, NYSE: KOF) (“Coca-Cola FEMSA” or the “Company”), the largest public
bottler in the world in terms of sales volume, announces to the holders of the
U.S.$500,000,000 4.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) of Coca-Cola FEMSA,
S.A.B. de C.V. (“KOF”) that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Propimex, S.A. de C.V.
(“Propimex”), has fully, unconditionally and irrevocably agreed to guarantee the full
and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or
otherwise in respect of the Notes (the “Guarantee”).
The Guarantee was formalized under a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
April 1, 2011 among KOF, Propimex and The Bank of New York Mellon (the
“Trustee”), as Trustee, Security Registrar, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
to the Indenture, dated as of February 5, 2010 among such parties, as supplemented by
the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 5, 2010 among such parties and
The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and
Luxembourg Transfer Agent.
In addition, today KOF filed an authorization request with the Comisión Nacional
Bancaria y de Valores of Mexico (the “National Banking and Securities Commission”)
so that Propimex may also fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the full and
punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or
otherwise in respect of KOF’s peso-denominated bonds (KOF-07 Certificados
Bursátiles). However, Propimex’s guarantees of these peso-denominated bonds will not
become effective until authorization from the National Banking and Securities
Commission is obtained.
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