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JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL INC - S-4/A - 20030814 - EXHIBIT_3
Exhibit 3.16
ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
CFB/RVG/JAMM
BOOK NUMBER THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVEN.
MINUTES NUMBER NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED.
IN MEXICO, FEDERAL DISTRICT, May twenty of the year two thousand three, I,
Armando Galvez Perez Aragon, title holder of Notary Public Office number one
hundred three of the Federal District, enter the following for the record:
THE FILING OF THE MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDER MEETING OF
"JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL" SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, dated May
twenty of the year two thousand three, into the archives of my office that I am
carrying out at the request of Mr. ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, in his capacity as
Special Delegate of Jafra Cosmetics International SA de CV, in accordance with
the following premises and clauses:
PREMISES
ONE. By means of document number fifty-two thousand eight hundred
ninety-eight, dated February twenty-five, nineteen hundred ninety-eight,
executed before Mr. Miguel Alessio Robles, title holder of Notary Public Office
number nineteen of the Federal District, whose first transcript was filed with
the Public Trade Registry of the Federal District, in folio number two hundred
thirty-three thousand nine hundred forty-four, according to the permit granted
by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL" SOCIEDAD
ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE was founded, whose domicile is located in Mexico
City, Federal District, for an undefined time period, minimum fixed registered
capital established at FIFTY THOUSAND MEXICAN PESOS, represented by fifty
registered common shares without par value, unlimited maximum, clause of
admission of foreigners and whose object is:
[stamp (on each page):] Armando Galvez Perez Aragon Notary Public Office no.
103 of the Federal District, Mexico - United Mexican States
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ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
1. The purchase, sale, manufacture, distribution, marketing, import,
export, and storage of skin care products, facial cosmetics, fragrances and any
other products for personal care and any other product that the Company's
administration deems necessary or appropriate, and all activities related
directly or indirectly with said object.
2. To acquire and dispose by any legal means of any type of stock,
interest or equity in other companies, trusts, business or associations, both
civil and commercial.
3. To purchase, sell, lease, mortgage or pledge in any way legally
permitted, the tangible or intangible assets that are required or appropriate
for the execution of the corporate object.
4. To lend and borrow money with or without collateral and guarantee the
obligations of third parties by any means (including the means of personal
guarantee, bond, pledge, mortgage, backing or any other form).
5. To acquire, transfer or dispose by any legal means of patents, patent
rights, inventions, brand names, trademarks, copyrights or any other type of
intellectual property that might be necessary or appropriate for the execution
of the corporate object.
6. To act as agent, broker, representative, proxy or in any other way
represent any type of companies and physical entities, both within and without
the country of Mexico.
7. To receive and provide any type of services related to the corporate
object.
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8. In a general manner, to perform any type of business and activity that
is related directly or indirectly to the corporate object.
I copy the pertinent part of said document which states the following:
"REGISTERED CAPITAL AND STOCK
SIX. The registered capital will be variable. The minimum fixed part
without right to withdrawal of registered capital will be the amount of
50,000.00 pesos (fifty thousand Mexican pesos) fully subscribed and paid in,
represented by 50 (fifty) Series "B" common shares, without par value.
The variable capital will be unlimited and will be represented by common
registered shares without par value.
All shares will confer the same rights and obligations to their holders.
The registered capital will be represented both in its minimum fixed part and in
its variable part, by Series "B" shares or of free subscription, which may be
acquired both by Mexican and foreign investors.
IN THE AFOREMENTIONED INSTRUMENT IT IS INDICATED THAT THE GENERAL MEETINGS
ARE THE HIGHEST RULING ENTITY OF THE COMPANY AND MAY BE ORDINARY OR
EXTRAORDINARY, BOTH OF WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE COMPANY'S BYLAWS AND FOR ALL
NOT PROVIDED IN SAID CORPORATE BYLAWS, BY GENERAL LEGAL PROVISIONS IN EFFECT FOR
COMMERCIAL COMPANIES.
Two. By means of document number fifty-three thousand two hundred
seventy-seven, dated April thirty, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, executed
before Mr. Miguel Alessio Robles, title holder of Notary Public Office number
nineteen of the Federal District, whose first transcript was filed
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
with the Public Trade Registry of the Federal District, in folio number two
hundred thirty-three thousand nine hundred forty-four, the minutes of the
Extraordinary Shareholder Meeting dated April twenty-four, nineteen hundred
ninety-eight, of "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL
VARIABLE were filed in the archives of the notary public office, wherein among
other matters, it was agreed to include a new chapter to the Corporate Bylaws
and accordingly to modify the same.
THREE. By means of document number fifty-three thousand two hundred
eight-five, dated April thirty, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, executed before
Miguel Alessio Robles, title holder of Notary Public Office number nineteen of
the Federal District, whose first transcript was filed with the Public Trade
Registry of the Federal District, in folio numbers two hundred thirty-three
thousand nine hundred forty-four and forty-six thousand nine hundred sixty-two,
the Minutes dated April thirty, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, of the
Extraordinary Shareholder Meeting of the aforementioned company were filed into
the archives of the notary public office, wherein among other matters, the
merger was agreed of "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE
CAPITAL VARIABLE, as Absorbing company, with "GRUPO JAFRA", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE
CAPITAL VARIABLE, as Absorbed company and as a consequence of said Merger "JAFRA
COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, increased its
registered capital in its variable part to TWO HUNDRED NINETY MILLION TWO
HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVEN POINT SIXTY-SEVEN MEXICAN PESOS,
by means of the issuance of ONE HUNDRED ONE Series "B" shares, to arrive at a
total registered capital of TWO HUNDRED NINETY MILLION
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
TWO HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVEN POINT SEVENTY-SIX MEXICAN
PESOS, of which the quantity of FIFTY THOUSAND MEXICAN PESOS corresponds to the
fixed registered capital, represented by fifty common registered shares without
par value and the quantity of TWO HUNDRED NINETY MILLION TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVEN POINT SEVENTY-SIX MEXICAN PESOS as the variable
registered capital.
FOUR. By means of document number fifty-four thousand six hundred
ninety-nine, dated December three, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, executed
before Miguel Alessio Robles, title holder of Notary Public office number
nineteen of the Federal District, whose first transcript was filed with the
Public Trade Registry of the Federal District, in folio number two hundred
thirty-three thousand nine hundred forty-four, the Minutes dated July
twenty-one, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, of the Extraordinary Shareholder
Meeting of "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE
were filed in the archives of a notary public office wherein among other matters
the implementation of the corporate bylaws was agreed, of an Auditing Committee
of an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, and the designation of the
persons who will comprise said committees. As a result of the foregoing, clause
nineteenth of the founding document was modified.
FIVE. Mr. ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, declares that the company he
represents has not made any other modification to its corporate bylaws.
SIX. By means of document ninety-seven thousand seven hundred
ninety-six, dated May nineteen,
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
two thousand three, executed before me, whose first transcript filing is
pending, as it has been recently executed, the Minutes of the Extraordinary
Shareholder Meeting of "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL" SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE
CAPITAL VARIABLE held on May fifteen, two thousand three were filed into the
archives of the Notary Public wherein among other matters, the approval of the
increase in shares representing the registered capital was formalized, without
this implying an increase to the same by means of the issuance of one hundred
fifty and [sic] thousand new Series "B" shares to be exchanged with the
shareholders and substitute the current treasury shares at an exchange of one
thousand new Series "B" shares for each of the canceled shares currently in
circulation, and as a consequence of the foregoing, the change to Clause Six of
the corporate bylaws.
SEVEN. Mr. ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO declares that the company he
represents has not made any other modification to its corporate bylaws.
EIGHTH. That the shareholders of "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL" SOCIEDAD
ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, held an extraordinary shareholder meeting on May
twenty, two thousand three, of which the minutes were drafted as entered on the
front of page one hundred thirty-five to the back of page one hundred forty-two
of the Book of Minutes of Shareholder Meetings of said company, that the person
appearing exhibits to me and of which a photostatic copy that adheres to the
original and which I, the Notary Public, add to the appendix of this document
with letter A, which literally state the following:
EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDER MEETING OF JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL SA
DE CV.
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ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
May 20, 2003
In Mexico City, Federal District, corporate headquarters of Jafra
Cosmetics International, SA de CV (the "Company") at 8 am on May 20, 2003,
assembled here are all of the Company's shareholders and shareholder
representatives as listed on the attendance sheet signed by the Examiner and the
Secretary of this meeting, which is attached hereto, in order to hold an
Extraordinary Shareholder Meeting of the Company. Also present are Mr. Jose
Ernesto Becerril Miro, as special invitee of the shareholders and Mr. Mariano
Gama Pizarro, representative of Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, SA de CV.
At the unanimous decision of those present, Eugio Lopez Barrios presides
over the meeting and Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia acts as secretary of the
meeting.
The President designated Mr. Jose Ernesto Becerril Miro as examiner, who
after accepting his position, proceeded to examine the proxy letters and the
attendance sheet, entering into the record that the shares representing all of
the Company's registered capital were duly present, that as of the date of this
meeting, they were distributed as follows:
Shareholder Number of Series "B" shares
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CDRJ Latin America Holding Company BV 34,000
CDRJ Mexico Holding Company BV 27,000
Latin Cosmetics Holding Company BV 31,000
Southern Cosmetics Holding BV 29,000
Regional Cosmetics Holding Company BV 30,000
TOTAL 151,000
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ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
By virtue of the certification of the examiners and based on that
established by Article 188 of the General Law of Commercial Companies and the
Company's bylaws, the president declared the meeting to order and that there was
a legal quorum with no need for prior summons, due to the fact that all of the
stock in circulation of the Company were present or duly represented. After the
foregoing, the President submitted the following (sic)* to the consideration of
the shareholders:
I. Proposal, discussion and resolutions regarding the modification to the
Company's bylaws so that they contemplate Series "C" preferred stock with
limited voting rights.
II. Proposal, discussion and resolutions regarding the reclassification of
the Company's Series "B" shares in circulation and converting a portion thereof
into Series "C" preferred stock with limited voting rights.
III. Proposal, discussion and resolutions regarding an increase in the
variable part of the Company's registered capital to 188,168,760.00 pesos (one
hundred eight-eight million one hundred sixty-eight thousand seven hundred sixty
and 00/100 Mexican pesos) by means of the issuance of 2,015 (two thousand
fifteen) Series "C" preferred stock with limited voting rights.
IV. Proposal, discussion and resolutions regarding the designation of
special delegates to implement the resolutions adopted by this meeting.
The shareholders unanimously approved the declaration of the President as
the Agenda, whose points they proceeded to break down as follows.
* [Translator's Note: (sic) thus appears several times in the source document,
the reason of which is not always apparent. Where I have detected obvious errors
in the source, I have inserted [sic].]
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ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
1. The President proposed to the shareholders the modification to the
corporate bylaws so that they contemplate the possibility of the Company issuing
shares with a preferred dividend with limited voting rights (sic). The President
distributed the projected modification among those present and explained the
terms and conditions of said actions.
The shareholders after reviewing the projected modification in the bylaws
and after asking the President various questions, which were answered to their
satisfaction, unanimously adopted the following
RESOLUTIONS
ONE. It was approved to modify clauses Six, Eight, Nine, Twenty-One,
Twenty-Two of the Company's bylaws, so that said Articles be drafted as
follows:
"SIX. The registered capital will be fixed and variable. The minimum fixed
portion without right to withdrawal of the corporate registered capital is the
amount of 50,000.00 pesos (fifty thousand Mexican pesos) represented by 50,000
(fifty thousand) common Series "B" shares, without par value, fully subscribed
and paid in.
The variable registered capital is unlimited and may be represented by Series
"B" common registered shares without par value and/or Series "C" shares with
limited voting rights and with a preferred dividend, without par value:
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
(1) Common shares will be Series "B" shares and may represent the Company's
fixed or variable capital; these shares will be freely open to subscription
whereby they may be property of Mexican or foreign shareholders (with the
exception of foreign governments) and will grant full voting rights to their
holders in any matter of any Ordinary or Extraordinary Shareholder Meeting of
the Company.
(2) Stock with limited voting rights with a preferred dividend will be Series
"C" shares and may represent the Company's fixed share or variable capital, and
the shares will be freely open to subscription whereby they may be the property
of Mexican or foreign shareholders (with the exception of foreign governments).
Series "C" shares shall only have voting rights with respect to matters that are
listed in Clause Nine of these corporate by-laws and will entitle their holders
to receive a accumulative preferred dividend equal to 4.5% per annum of the
"Preference in the case of Liquidation" (as said term is defined in Clause Nine
of these corporate bylaws) per share." "EIGHTH. The final securities or
provisional certificates that protect shares representing the Company's
registered capital will contain the disclosures indicated in Article 125 of the
General Law of Commercial Companies. Moreover, Clause Five of these corporate
bylaws shall be transcribed in the corporate bylaws and shall specify whether
they represent common shares or shares with limited voting rights with preferred
dividend.
"NINTH. Each common share shall equal one vote at shareholder meetings and shall
grant full voting rights with respect to all matters that in accordance with
these bylaws and applicable legislation are submitted to the consideration of
shareholder meetings.
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
All stock representing the Company's registered capital shall confer the same
rights and impose the same obligations to their holders, unless otherwise
expressly stipulated in these corporate bylaws.
Series "C" shares shall confer to their holders voting right in Extraordinary
Shareholder Meetings solely and exclusively with regard to the matters specified
in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7) of Clause TWENTY-ONE of these corporate
bylaws. In accordance with that stipulated by Mexican law, each Series "C" share
shall confer to its holder a vote solely in the aforementioned matters, and if
the Series "C" shares at any time represent 25% or more of the total registered
capital in circulation of the Company, they will have the right to designate a
member of the Company's Board of Directors and his/her respective replacement.
In the event of liquidation of the Company, the holders of Series "C" shares
will be entitled to jointly receive in proportion to their holding of Series "C"
shares, before any holder of Series "B" shares, the quantity of US$
136,420,000.00 (one hundred thirty-six million four hundred twenty thousand US
dollars) (which will be called, the "Preference in case of Liquidation") plus
any premium that has been paid, which quantity shall be adjusted appropriately
to reflect dividends in shares, stock splits, reclassification,
recapitalization, consolidation or any other similar event that might affect
Series "C" shares, plus preferred dividends that were accrued and that have not
been paid.
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
"TWENTY-ONE. Shareholder meetings shall be ordinary or extraordinary. Ordinary
shareholder meetings will be minimally held on a yearly basis within the first
four months after the fiscal year has been closed. Extraordinary shareholder
meetings will be held when necessary to decide on any of the following matters
that will in any case be the topic of an extraordinary shareholder meeting:
(1) any modification to the corporate contract;
(2) extension of the term of the company;
(3) early dissolution of the Company, including any decision, liquidation of
the business or disposal of all or substantially all the assets;
(4) increase or reduction in the registered capital;
(5) change in the Company's corporate object;
(6) change of the Company's nationality;
(7) any merger with another company;
(8) issuance of preferred stock;
(9) amortization by the Company of its (sic) own shares and issuance of stock
options;
(10) issuance of coupons; and the other matters for which the law or these
corporate bylaws require a special quorum."
"TWENTY-FOUR. Extraordinary shareholder meetings shall be considered as having a
legal quorum at their first assembly if shareholders holding at least 75% of all
Series "B" shares in circulation of the Company are present or duly represented
at the meeting; with the understanding, however, that holders of Series "C"
shares will have right to be present and vote solely and exclusively in
Extraordinary Shareholder Meetings with a legal quorum in
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
accordance with that stipulated in this Clause Twenty-Four that deal with
matters specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7) of Clause Twenty-One
of these corporate bylaws. In the case of a second or subsequent meeting,
extraordinary shareholder meetings will be considered as having a legal quorum
if shareholders of at least 50% of all Series "B" shares in circulation are
present or duly represented at the meeting. Resolutions adopted by an
Extraordinary Shareholder Meeting with a legal quorum in accordance with the
foregoing, either by virtue of its first or subsequent meeting, will only be
valid if they are approved by shareholders that represent at least half of the
registered capital with full voting rights in circulation in the Company."
"THIRTY-ONE. The net profits obtained in each fiscal year will be distributed in
accordance with the following:
a) The amount determined by the shareholders shall be separated for the
constitution or reconstitution of the legal reserve, as applicable, whose
quantity shall not be less than 5% of the net profits until said reserve equals
a fifth of the corporate registered capital.
b) The amount necessary shall be set aside to pay to workers and employee (sic)
the portion of profits corresponding to them in accordance with that set forth
in the applicable legislation; and c) the remainder shall be distributed in
accordance with that set forth by the shareholders in shareholder meetings, with
the understanding, however, that in any case, the dividends owed to Series "C"
shares shall have preference over the dividends owed to Series "B" shares.
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
"THIRTY-TWO. The Company will be dissolved in advance [of its stated term] in
the following cases:
I. If the implementation of its corporate main object should be impossible;
II. By resolution of the shareholders duly adopted in an Extraordinary
Shareholder Meeting;
III. If the number of shareholders is reduced to a number under the legal
minimum;
IV. In the case of loss of the two thirds of the registered capital, unless
the shareholders reestablish or reduce the same; and V. In any other case
provided by law.
In the case of dissolution, the Company shall enter into liquidation, which
shall be entrusted to a liquidator designated by the same Extraordinary
Shareholder Meeting that resolves the dissolution. The liquidator may or may not
be a shareholder of the Company and shall receive the compensation approved by
the Extraordinary Shareholder Meeting that appoints him. The Extraordinary
Shareholder Meeting shall establish a term for the execution of the liquidator's
tasks, and the general rules whereby he is to carry out his functions. In the
case of liquidation, Series "C" shareholders shall have the rights indicated by
Clause Nine of these corporate bylaws." TWO. Attached hereto are the complete
corporate bylaws of the Company with the amendments approved in the immediately
previous resolution already incorporated.
II. With regard to the second point of agenda, the President explained
that it is appropriate to reclassify the Company's 151,000 Series "B" shares
in circulation
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
so that they a part of said common shares may be converted into Series "C"
shares, without this modifying the Company's registered capital. The president
suggested that the conversion be carried out so that after said
reclassification, the registered capital is distributed as follows:
Series "B" Shares Series "C" Shares
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Shareholder Fixed Variable Fixed Variable Total
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CDRJ Latin
America
Holding
Company BV 11,000 20,382 2,618 34,000
CDRJ Mexico
Holding
Company BV 9,000 15,921 2,079 27,000
Latin
Cosmetics
Holding
Company BV 10,000 18,613 2,387 31,000
Southern
Cosmetics
Holding
Company BV 10,000 16,767 2,233 29,000
Regional
Cosmetics
Holding
Company BV 10,000 17,690 2,310 30,000
Total 50,000 89,373 11,627 151,000
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The shareholders analyzed the President's proposal and after asking the
President various questions, which were answered to their satisfaction, the
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
shareholders unanimously adopted the following
RESOLUTIONS
ONE. The reclassification of a part of Series "B" shares in circulation of
the Company was approved without the Company's registered capital being
modified, so that a part of the Series "B" shares in circulation may be
converted into Series "C" Shares as a result of which the issuance was approved
of Series "C" shares necessary for the registered capital to be distributed as
follows:
Series "B" Shares Series "C" Shares
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Shareholder Fixed Variable Fixed Variable Total
----------- ----- -------- ----- -------- -----
CDRJ Latin
America
Holding
Company BV 11,000 20,382 2,618 34,000
CDRJ Mexico
Holding
Company BV 9,000 15,921 2,079 27,000
Latin
Cosmetics
Holding
Company BV 10,000 18,613 2,387 31,000
Southern
Cosmetics
Holding
Company BV 10,000 16,767 2,233 29,000
Regional
Cosmetics
Holding
Company BV 10,000 17,690 2,310 30,000
Total 50,000 89,373 11,627 151,000
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
TWO. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is instructed to proceed with
the issuance of new securities that shelter the aforementioned Series "C" shares
and to proceed with the issuance of new securities that reflect the new
shareholder distribution approved in the immediately previous resolution, and
that to proceed with the exchange of the securities currently in circulation.
III. The President explained to those present that it is appropriate for
the Company to increase the variable part of the registered capital to the
amount of 188,168,760.00 (one hundred eight-eight million one hundred
sixty-eight thousand seven hundred sixty Mexican pesos) by means of the issuance
of 2,015 (two thousand fifteen) Series "C" shares. The President went on to
explain that, if the increase is approved, the variable registered capital of
the Company would equal 478,413,367.76 (four hundred seventy-eight million four
hundred thirteen thousand three hundred sixty-seven and 76/100 Mexican pesos)
represented by 89,373 (eight-nine thousand three hundred seventy-three) Series
"B" shares and 13,642 (thirteen thousand six hundred forty-two) Series "C"
shares.
The legal representative of Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, SA de CV that
was present at the meeting stated that it was the wish of the Company he
represents to subscribe and pay said increase in its entirety, insofar as the
current shareholders waived the right of preference granted them by Article 182
of the General Law of Commercial Companies.
The shareholders analyzed the President's proposal, and after asking the
President various questions, which were answered to their satisfaction, the
shareholders unanimously adopted the following:
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
RESOLUTIONS
ONE. The increase in the variable part of the registered capital was
approved in the amount of 188,168,760.00 (one hundred eight-eight million one
hundred sixty-eight thousand seven hundred sixty and 00/100 Mexican pesos) by
means of the issuance of 2,015 (two thousand fifteen) Series "C" shares.
TWO. It is entered into the record that the entirety of the Company's
shareholders, either themselves present or represented at the meeting, herein
waive their right of preference to subscribe the increase in registered capital
approved in the immediately previous resolution; accordingly, the publication
indicated in Article 132 of the General Law of Commercial Companies will not be
required.
THREE. Distribuidora Comercial Jafra SA de CV herein subscribes and pays
the entirety of the 2,015 (two thousand fifteen) Series "C" shares subject of
the increase approved in the previous resolution first by means of the
contribution of 188,168,760.00 (one hundred eight-eight million one hundred
sixty-eight thousand seven hundred sixty and 00/100 Mexican pesos). Any quantity
paid in excess of this amount shall be considered paid as a bonus.
FOUR. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is instructed to proceed
with the issuance of new securities for the increase in the registered capital
approved in the previous resolution first and to proceed with their delivery to
Distribuidora Comercial Jafra SA de CV.
FIVE. As result of the foregoing, the registered capital shall be
distributed as follows:
Series "B" Shares Series "C" Shares
------------------ ------------------
Shareholder Fixed Variable Fixed Variable Total
----------- ----- -------- ----- -------- -----
CDRJ Latin
America
Holding
Company BV 11,000 20,382 2,618 34,000
CDRJ Mexico
Holding
Company BV 9,000 15,921 2,079 27,000
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
Latin
Cosmetics
Holding
Company BV 10,000 18,613 2,387 31,000
Southern
Cosmetics
Holding
Company BV 10,000 16,767 2,233 29,000
Regional
Cosmetics
Holding
Company BV 10,000 17,690 2,310 30,000
Distribuidora
Comercial
Jafra, SA de
CV 2,015 2,015
Total 50,000 89,373 13,642 153,015
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IV. With regard to the fourth point of the Agenda, the President
explained to the shareholders that it would be appropriate to designate special
delegates of this meeting to carry out any act that is necessary or appropriate
to implement the resolution adopted by this meeting.
The shareholders discussed the proposal of the President and after
asking various questions that were answered to their satisfaction, the
shareholders unanimously adopted the following:
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
RESOLUTION
SOLE. Each of the following delegates: Jose Ernesto Becerril Miro, Elia
Zulema Velazquez Valencia, Mariano Gama Pizarro, Monica Rosado Reygadas, Andres
Alcantara Murillo, Rodrigo Perez Gavilan, Gerardo Mahuad Quijano and Juan
Eduardo Trigueros Ordiales or anyone designated by them, is designated as
special delegate so that any of them may appears before the Notary Public of
their choice in order to file all or in part these minutes into the archives of
the notary public, and to issue copies of these minutes if requested.
The President suspended the Meeting, so that these minutes could be
drafted, which were read, and approved by all those in attendance and signed by
the President and the Secretary of the Meeting.
Signature President Signature Secretary
NINTH. Mr. ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO declares that the text and the
signature at the bottom of these transcribed minutes are authentic.
With the foregoing being set forth, the person appearing grants the
following
CLAUSES
ONE. For all the legal purposes as applicable, the Minutes of
Extraordinary Shareholder Meeting of "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", Sociedad
Anonima De Capital Variable, held on May twenty, two thousand three, transcribed
in premise EIGHTH of this instrument are filed into the archives of the Notary
Public, which minutes are reproduced here as if they had been inserted to the
letter.
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NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
TWO. By virtue of the previous clause the following agreements -
among others - are filed into the archives of the notary public office:
The change in clauses Six, Eight, Nine, Twenty-One, Twenty-Four,
Thirty-One and Thirty-Two of the Company's bylaws, so that said Articles be
drafted in the terms of the minutes whereby this instrument is filed into the
archives of the notary public office.
I THE NOTARY PUBLIC CERTIFY:
1. That I identified myself to the person appearing before me with
credentials issued by the Government of the Federal District, wherein I am shown
to be Notary Public Number One Hundred Three of the Federal District.
II. That I personally am acquainted with the person appearing here
before me and I consider him to be legally capable of executing this document.
III. That Mr. ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO evidences that the Company he
represents is legally authorized to execute this act and provides proof of
authority which has neither been revoked nor in any way modified, with the
document that has been transcribed in the previous premise ninth of this
instrument.
IV. That Mr. ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO will present before the Local
Collection Administration of the Office of Treasury and Public Credit, the
notice to which Rule two point three point sixteen (2.3.16) of the Miscellaneous
Tax Resolution for the year two thousand three refers, by March thirty-first of
the year two thousand four.
V. That in accordance with Article thirty-four of the Law of Foreign
Investment in effect, he requested from the shareholders the proof of
registration with the National Registry of Foreign Investments of "JAFRA
COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE and when they did
not provide it to me, he advised them to deliver the corresponding notice [to
me], which I, the Notary Public will attach to the appendix of this document
with the corresponding letter.
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ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
VI. That Mr. ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, in his capacity as Special
Delegate, declares to me under oath that "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL",
SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE will give notice to the National Registry
of Foreign Investments, in accordance with that set forth in Article forty-five
section two, paragraph b) of the Regulation of Foreign Investment Law, that the
shareholder structure of the registered capital of the aforementioned company is
hereby modified.
VII. That by the general information and having been advised of the
penalties incurred by those who give false statements, the person appearing
before me states that he is:
- Mexican by birth, native of Mexico City, Federal District, where he
was born on December nineteen, nineteen hundred seventy-eight, single, attorney,
residing at boulevard Manuel Avila Camacho no. twenty-four, twentieth floor,
Colony of Lomas de Chapultepec. subdistrict of Miguel Hidalgo, in Mexico City,
Federal District.
VIII. That he has seen the documents cited herein.
IX. That having read and explained this document to the person
appearing and advising him of his right to read it for himself, he declared his
agreement therewith and signed it on May twenty, two thousand three at the same
time in which I authorize it. I certify.
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ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
NOTARY PUBLIC 103
MEXICO, F.D.
SIGNATURES OF: MESSRS ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO.
signature - ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON. signature. THE SEAL OF
AUTHORIZATION.
THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSCRIPT, SECOND IN ITS ORDER, THAT I ISSUE FOR
"JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE. AS THE
RECORD. IT CONTAINS TWENTY-THREE PAGES AND PROTECTED BY KINEGRAMS. MEXICO,
FEDERAL DISTRICT, MAY TWENTY, TWO THOUSAND THREE. I CERTIFY.
CARLOSB/nqt
[signature]
CFB/RVG/JAMM
LIBRO NUMERO TRES MIL CUATROCIENTOS SIETE
ACTA NUMERO NOVENTA Y SIETE MIL OCHOCIENTOS EN MEXICO, DISTRITO
FEDERAL, a veinte de mayo del ano dos mil tres, Licenciado ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ
ARAGON, Titular de la Notaria Publica Numero Ciento Tres del Distrito Federal,
hago constar:
LA PROTOCOLIZACION DEL ACTA DE ASAMBLEA GENERAL EXTRAORDINARIA DE
ACCIONISTAS DE "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL
VARIABLE, de fecha veinte de mayo del ano dos mil tres, que realizo a solicitud
del senor ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, en su caracter de Delegado Especial de la
misma, al tenor de los siguientes antecedentes y clausulas:
A N T E C E D E N T E S
PRIMERO. Por escritura numero cincuenta y dos mil ochocientos noventa y
ocho, de fecha veinticinco de febrero de mil novecientos noventa y ocho,
otorgada ante el Licenciado Miguel Alessio Robles, Titular de la Notaria Publica
Numero Diecinueve del Distrito Federal, cuyo primer testimonio quedo inscrito en
el Registro Publico de Comercio del Distrito Federal, en el Folio Mercantil
numero doscientos treinta y tres mil novecientos cuarenta y cuatro, previo
permiso otorgado por la Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, se constituyo
"JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, con
domicilio en la Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal, duracion indefinida, capital
social minimo fijo de CINCUENTA MIL PESOS, MONEDA NACIONAL, representado por
cincuenta acciones ordinarias nominativas sin expresion de valor nominal, maximo
limitado, con clausula de admision de extranjeros y teniendo por objeto:
1. La compra, venta, manufactura, distribucion, comercializacion,
importacion, exportacion y almacenamiento de productos para el cuidado de la
piel, cosmeticos de color, fragancias y cualesquier otros productos para el
cuidado personal y cualquier otro producto que la administracion de la Sociedad
considere necesario o conveniente, asi como todas las actividades relacionadas
de manera directa o indirecta con dicho objeto.
2. Adquirir y disponer por cualquier medio legal de cualquier tipo de
acciones, intereses o participaciones en otras sociedades, fideicomisos,
negocios o asociaciones, tanto de naturaleza civil como mercantil.
3. Comprar, vender, arrendar, hipotecar o gravar de cualquier forma
legalmente permitida, los bienes muebles o inmuebles que se requieran o que sean
convenientes para la consecucion del objeto social.
4. Prestar y pedir prestado dinero con o sin garantia y garantizar las
obligaciones de terceros por cualquier medio (incluyendo los medios de garantia
personal, fianza, prenda, hipoteca, aval o de otra cualquier forma).
5. Adquirir, transferir o disponer por cualquier medio legal de
patentes derechos de patente, invenciones, marcas, nombres comerciales, derechos
de autor o de cualquier otro tipo de propiedad intelectual que pueda ser
necesaria o conveniente para la consecucion del objeto social.
6. Actuar como agente, comisionista, representante, apoderado o de
cualquier otra manera representar a todo tipo de sociedades y personas fisicas,
tanto dentro como fuera del territorio nacional.
7. Recibir y prestar cualquier tipo de servicios relacionados con el
objeto social.
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8. En general, realizar todo tipo de negocios y actividades que se
relacionen de manera directa o indirecta con el objeto social.
De dicha escritura copio en su parte conducente lo que es del tenor
literal siguiente:
". . . CAPITAL SOCIAL Y ACCIONES
SEXTA. El capital social sera variable. La parte minima fija sin
derecho a retiro del capital social sera la cantidad de $50,000.00 Pesos
(Cincuenta Mil Pesos) integramente suscrita y pagada, representada por 50
(cincuenta) acciones ordinarias Serie "B", sin expresion de valor nominal.
El capital variable sera ilimitado y estara representado por acciones
ordinarias nominativas sin expresion de valor nominal.
Todas las acciones confeririran los mismos derechos y obligaciones a
sus tenedores. El capital social estara representado tanto en su parte minima
fija como en su parte variable, por acciones serie "B" o de libre suscripcion,
las cuales podran ser adquiridas tanto por inversionistas mexicanos como
extranjeros . . .".
EN EL INSTRUMENTO ANTES RELACIONADO CONSTA QUE LAS ASAMBLEAS GENERALES
SON EL ORGANO SUPREMO DE LA SOCIEDAD; PUDIENDO SER ESTAS ORDINARIAS O
EXTRAORDINARIAS, REGULANDOSE AMBAS POR LOS ESTATUTOS SOCIALES DE LA MISMA Y POR
LO NO PREVISTO EN DICHOS ESTATUTOS SOCIALES POR LAS DISPOSICIONES DE LA LEY
GENERAL DE SOCIEDADES MERCANTILES EN VIGOR.
SEGUNDO. Por escritura numero cincuenta y tres mil doscientos setenta y
siete, de fecha treinta de abril de mil novecientos noventa y ocho, otorgada
ante el Licenciado Miguel Alessio Robles, Titular de la Notaria Publica Numero
Diecinueve del Distrito Federal, cuyo primer testimonio quedo
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inscrito en el Registro Publico de Comercio del Distrito Federal, en el Folio
Mercantil numero doscientos treinta y tres mil novecientos cuarenta y cuatro, se
protocolizo el Acta de Asamblea General Extraordinaria de Accionistas de "JAFRA
COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, de fecha
veinticuatro de abril de mil novecientos noventa y ocho, en la que entre otros
asuntos se acordo incluir un nuevo capitulo a los Estatutos Sociales y en
consecuencia reformar los mismos.
TERCERO. Por escritura numero cincuenta y tres mil doscientos ochenta y
cinco, de fecha treinta de abril de mil novecientos noventa y ocho, otorgada
ante el Licenciado Miguel Alessio Robles, Titular de la Notaria Publica Numero
Diecinueve del Distrito Federal, cuyo primer testimonio quedo inscrito en el
Registro Publico de Comercio del Distrito Federal, en los Folios Mercantiles
numeros doscientos treinta y tres mil novecientos cuarenta y cuatro y cuarenta y
seis mil novecientos sesenta y dos, se protocolizo el Acta de Asamblea General
Extraordinaria de Accionistas de la Sociedad de referencia, de fecha treinta de
abril de mil novecientos noventa y ocho, en la que entre otros asuntos se acordo
la fusion de "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL
VARIABLE, como Fusionante, con "GRUPO JAFRA", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL
VARIABLE, como Fusionada y en consecuencia de dicha Fusion "JAFRA COSMETICS
INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, aumento su capital social
en su parte variable hasta la cantidad de DOSCIENTOS NOVENTA MILLONES DOSCIENTOS
CUARENTA Y CUATRO MIL SEISCIENTOS SIETE PESOS, CON SETENTA Y SEIS CENTAVOS,
Moneda Nacional, mediante la emision de CIENTO UN acciones de la Serie "B", para
llegar a un capital total de DOSCIENTOS NOVENTA MILLONES
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DOSCIENTOS NOVENTA Y CUATRO MIL SEISCIENTOS SIETE PESOS, CON SETENTA Y SEIS
CENTAVOS, Moneda Nacional, de los que corresponde la cantidad de CINCUENTA MIL
PESOS, Moneda Nacional, al capital fijo, representado por cincuenta acciones
ordinarias nominativas sin expresion y la cantidad de DOSCIENTOS NOVENTA
MILLONES DOSCIENTOS CUARENTA Y CUATRO MIL SEISCIENTOS SIETE PESOS, CON SETENTA Y
SEIS CENTAVOS, Moneda Nacional, al capital variable.
CUARTO. Por escritura numero cincuenta y cuatro mil seiscientos noventa
y nueve, de fecha tres de diciembre de mil novecientos noventa y ocho, otorgada
ante el Licenciado Miguel Alessio Robles, Titular de la Notaria Publica Numero
Diecinueve del Distrito Federal, cuyo primer testimomonio quedo inscrito en el
Registro Publico de Comercio del Distrito Federal, en el Folio Mercantil numero
doscientos treinta y tres mil novecientos cuarenta y cuatro, se protocolizo el
Acta de Asamblea General Extraordinaria de Accionistas de "JAFRA COSMETICS
INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, de fecha veintiuno de
julio de mil novecientos noventa y ocho, en la que entre otros asuntos se acordo
la implementacion en los Estatutos Sociales, de un Comite de Auditoria de un
Comite Ejecutivo del Consejo de Administracion, asi como la designacion de las
personas que integraran dichos organos. En consecuencia de lo anterior, se
reformo la clausula decimo novena de la escritura constitutiva.
QUINTO. Declara el senor ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, que la sociedad que
representa no ha sufrido alguna otra modificacion a sus estatutos sociales.
SEXTO. Por escritura numero noventa y siete mil setecientos noventa y
siete, de fecha diecinueve de mayo del
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ano dos mil tres, otorgada ante mi, cuyo primer testimonio se encuentra
pendiente de inscripcion, por lo reciente de su otorgamiento, se protocolizo el
Acta de Asamblea General Extraordinaria de Accionistas de "JAFRA COSMETICS
INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, celebrada el dia quince de
mayo del ano dos mil tres, en la cual entre otros asuntos, se formalizo la
aprobacion del aumento de acciones representativas del capital social, sin que
ello implique aumento alguno al mismo mediante la emision de ciento cincuenta y
mil nuevas acciones de Serie "B" para ser canjeadas a los accionistas y
sustituir las actuales acciones de tesoreria a razon de mil nuevas acciones
Serie "B" por cada una de las acciones canceladas actualmente en circulacion, y
como consecuencia de lo anterior, la reforma a la Clausula Sexta de los
estatutos sociales de la sociedad.
SEPTIMO. Declara el senor ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, que la sociedad que
representa no ha sufrido alguna otra modificacion a sus estatutos sociales.
OCTAVO. Que los senores accionistas de "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL",
SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, celebraron una Asamblea General
Extraordinaria de Accionistas con fecha veinte de mayo del ano dos mil tres, de
la cual se levanto un acta que obra asentada de la pagina ciento treinta y cinco
frente a la ciento cuarenta y dos vuelta del Libro de Actas de Asamblea de
Accionistas de dicha sociedad, que me exhibe el compareciente y de la cual una
copia fotostatica que concuerda con su original y Yo, el Notario, la agrego al
apendice de esta escritura con la letra "A" y es del tenor literal siguiente:
"ASAMBLEA GENERAL EXTRAORDINARIA DE ACCIONISTAS DE JAFRA
COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL, S.A. DE C.V.
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20 de mayo de 2003
En la Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal, domicilio social de Jafra
Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V. (la "Sociedad") siendo las 8:00 horas del
dia 20 de mayo de 2003, se reunieron cada uno de los accionistas de la Sociedad
y los representantes de los accionistas que se listan en la lista de asistencia
firmada por el Escrutador y el Secretario de esta asamblea, la cual se anexa a
la presente acta, con el objeto de celebrar una Asamblea General Extraordinaria
de Accionistas de la Sociedad. Estuvo tambien presente el Sr. Jose Ernesto
Becerril Miro, como invitado especial de los accionistas y el Sr. Mariano Gama
Pizarro, representante de Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V.
Por decision unanime de los presentes, presidio la reunion Eugenio
Lopez Barrios y Elia Zulema Velasquez Valencia actuo como Secretario de la
Asamblea.
El Presidente designo como escrutador al Sr. Jose Ernesto Becerril
Miro, quien despues de aceptar su cargo procedio a examinar las cartas poder y
la lista de asistencia, haciendo constar que se encuentran debidamente
representadas las acciones que representan la totalidad del capital social de la
Sociedad, que a la fecha de esta asamblea se encuentra distribuido de la
siguiente manera:
ACCIONISTA NUMERO DE ACCIONES SERIE B
CDRJ Latin America Holding Company BV 34,000
CDRJ Mexico Holding Company BV 27,000
Latin Cosmetics Holding Company BV 31,000
Southern Cosmetics Holding Company BV 29,000
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Regional Cosmetics Holding Company BV 30,000
TOTAL: 151,000
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En virtud de la certificacion de los escrutadores y con fundamento en
lo establecido por el Articulo 188 de la Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles y
los estatutos sociales de la Sociedad, el Presidente declaro la asamblea
legalmente instalada sin necesidad de previa convocatoria, debido a que se
encontraban presentes o debidamente representadas la totalidad de las acciones
en circulacion de la Sociedad. Despues de lo anterior, el Presidente sometio a
la consideracion de los accionistas el siguiente (asi):
I. Propuesta, discusion y resoluciones respecto de la reforma de los
estatutos de la Sociedad a fin de que contemplen acciones preferentes de voto
limitado de la Serie "C".
II. Propuesta, discusion y resoluciones respecto de la reclasificacion
de las acciones Serie "B" en circulacion de la Sociedad para convertir parte de
las mismas en acciones preferentes de voto limitado de la Serie "C".
III. Propuesta, discusion y resoluciones respecto del aumento de la
parte variable del capital de la Sociedad en la cantidad de $188,168,760.00
(ciento ochenta y ocho millones ciento sesenta y ocho mil setecientos sesenta
pesos 00/100 M.N.) mediante la emision de 2,015 (dos mil quince) acciones
preferentes de voto limitado de la Serie "C".
IV. Propuesta, discusion y resoluciones respecto de la designacion de
delegados especiales para que lleven a cabo las resoluciones adoptadas por esta
asamblea.
Los accionistas, por unanimidad de votos, aprobaron
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tanto la declaracion del Presidente como el Orden del Dia cuyos puntos
procedieron a desahogar en los siguientes terminos.
I. El Presidente propuso a los accionistas la reforma de los estatutos
sociales a fin de que contemplen la posibilidad de que la Sociedad emita
acciones con un dividendo preferente y con derechos de voto limitados (asi). El
Presidente distribuyo el proyecto de reforma entre los presentes y explico los
terminos y condiciones de dichas acciones.
Los accionistas despues de revisar el proyecto de reforma de estatutos
y formular diversas preguntas al Presidente, las cuales fueron contestadas a su
satisfaccion, adoptaron por unanimidad las siguientes:
RESOLUCIONES
PRIMERA. Se aprueba reformar las Clausulas Sexta, Octava, Novena,
Vigesima Primera, Vigesima Cuarta, Trigesima Primera y Trigesima Segunda de los
estatutos sociales de las Sociedad, para quedar dichos articulos redactados de
la siguiente forma:
"SEXTA. El capital social sera fijo y variable. La parte
minima fija sin derecho a retiro del capital social es la cantidad de
$50,000.00 Pesos (Cincuenta Mil Pesos 00/100 M.N.) representada por
50,000 (cincuenta mil) acciones ordinarias de la Serie "B", sin
expresion de valor nominal integramente suscritas y pagadas.
El capital variable es ilimitado y podra estar representado por
acciones ordinarias, nominativas sin expresion de valor nominal de la
Serie "B" y/o por acciones de voto limitado con un dividendo
preferente, sin expresion de valor nominal de la Serie "C":
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(1) Las acciones ordinarias seran acciones de la
Serie "B" podran representar el capital fijo o variable de la
Sociedad seran de libre suscripcion por lo que podran ser
propiedad de accionistas mexicanos o extranjeros (a excepcion
de gobiernos extranjeros) y otorgaran a sus tenedores derechos
plenos de voto en cualquier asunto materia de cualquier
Asamblea General Ordinaria o Extraordinaria de Accionistas de
la Sociedad.
(2) Las acciones de voto limitado con un dividendo
preferente seran acciones de la Serie "C", podran representar
el capital fijo o variable de la Sociedad, y seran de libre
suscripcion por lo que podran ser propiedad de accionistas
mexicanos o extranjeros (a excepcion de gobiernos
extranjeros). Las acciones de la Serie "C" unicamente tendran
derecho de voto respecto de los asuntos que se listan en la
Clausula Novena de estos estatutos sociales y otorgaran a sus
tenedores el derecho de recibir un dividendo preferente
acumulativo equivalente a 4.5% anual de la "Preferencia en
caso de Liquidacion" (segun dicho termino se define en la
Clausula Novena de estos estatutos sociales) por accion."
"OCTAVA. Los titulos definitivos o certificados provisionales
que amparen acciones representativas del capital social de la Sociedad
contendran las menciones a que se refiere el articulo 125 de la Ley
General de Sociedades Mercantiles. Asimismo, debera de transcribirse en
los mismos la Clausula Quinta de estos estatutos sociales y deberan de
especificar si representan acciones ordinarias o acciones de voto
limitado con dividendo preferente.
"NOVENA. Cada accion ordinaria dara derecho a un voto en las
asambleas de accionistas y otorgara pleno derecho de voto respecto de
todos los asuntos que de conformidad con estos
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estatutos sociales y la legislacion aplicable se sometan a la consideracion de
la asamblea de accionistas. Todas las acciones representativas del capital
social de la Sociedad conferiran los mismos derechos e impondran las mismas
obligaciones a sus tenedores, excepto por lo dispuesto expresamente en estos
estatutos sociales.
Las acciones de la Serie "C" conferiran a sus tenedores el derecho de
votar en Asambleas Generales Extraordinarias de Accionistas unica y
exclusivamente respecto de los asuntos especificados en los parrafos (2), (3),
(5), (6) y (7) de la Clausula VIGESIMA PRIMERA de estos estatutos sociales. De
conformidad con lo establecido en la legislacion mexicana, cada accion de la
Serie "C" conferira a sus tenedores un voto unicamente en los asuntos antes
mencionados, y, si las acciones de la Serie "C" representan en cualquier momento
25% o mas del capital social total en circulacion de la Sociedad, tendran el
derecho de designar un miembro de Consejo de Administracion de la Sociedad y su
respectivo suplente.
En caso de liquidacion de la Sociedad, los tenedores de acciones Serie
"C" tendran derecho a recibir conjuntamente, en proporcion a su tenencia de
acciones Serie "C", antes de que cualquier tenedor de acciones de la Serie "B"
reciba cantidad alguna, la cantidad de E.U.A.$136,420,000.00 (ciento treinta y
seis millones cuatrocientos veinte mil Dolares de los Estados Unidos de America
00/100) (a la que se le denominara, la "Preferencia en caso de Liquidacion") mas
cualquier prima que se haya pagado, cantidad que debera de ajustarse
apropiadamente para reflejar dividendos en acciones, "splits" accionarios,
reclasificacion, recapitalizacion, consolidacion o cualquier otro evento similar
que afecte a las acciones de la Serie "C", mas los
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dividendos preferentes que se hayan devengado y no se hayan pagado.".
"VIGESIMA PRIMERA. Las Asambleas de Accionistas seran
Ordinarias o Extraordinarias. Las Asambleas Ordinarias de Accionistas
se celebraran por lo menos una vez al ano dentro de los primeros cuatro
meses siguientes al cierre del ejercicio social. Las Asambleas
Extraordinarias de Accionistas se celebraran cuando sea necesario
resolver cualquiera de los siguientes asuntos que seran en todo caso
materia de una Asamblea Extraordinaria de Accionistas:
(1) cualquier modificacion al contrato social;
(2) prorroga de la duracion de la Sociedad;
(3) disolucion anticipada de la Sociedad, incluyendo
cualquier escision, liquidacion del negocio o disposicion de
todos o substancialmente todos los activos;
(4) aumento o reduccion del capital social;
(5) cambio en el objeto social de la Sociedad;
(6) cambio de nacionalidad de la Sociedad;
(7) cualquier fusion con otra sociedad;
(8) emision de acciones preferentes;
(9) amortizacion por parte de la Sociedad de su (asi)
propias acciones y emision de acciones de goce;
(10) emision de bonos; y los demas asuntos para los
que la ley o estos estatutos sociales exijan un quorum
especial."
"VIGESIMA CUARTA. Las Asambleas Extraordinarias de Accionistas se
consideraran legalmente instaladas en virtud de primera convocatoria, si
accionistas tenedores de por lo menos el 75% de todas las acciones de la Serie
"B" en circulacion de la Sociedad estan presentes o debidamente representadas en
la asamblea; en el entendido, sin embargo, de que los tenedores de acciones de
la Serie "C" tendran
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derecho a estar presentes y votar unica y exclusivamente en Asambleas Generales
Extraordinarias de Accionistas legalmente instaladas de conformidad con lo
dispuesto en esta Clausula Vigesima Cuarta que traten los asuntos especificados
en los parrafos (2), (3), (5), (6) y (7) de la Clausula Vigesima Primera de
estos estatutos sociales. En el caso de segunda o ulterior convocatoria, las
Asambleas Generales Extraordinarias de Accionistas se consideraran legalmente
instaladas si accionistas tenedores de por lo menos el 50% de todas las acciones
de la Serie "B" en circulacion se encuentran presentes o debidamente
representados en la asamblea. Las resoluciones adoptadas por la Asamblea General
Extraordinaria de Accionistas legalmente instaladas a conforme a lo dispuesto
anteriormente, ya sea en virtud de primera o ulterior convocatoria, solo seran
validas si son aprobadas por el voto favorable de los accionistas que
representen por los menos la mitad del capital social con pleno derecho a voto
en circulacion de la Sociedad."
"TRIGESIMA PRIMERA. Las utilidades netas obtenidas en cada ejercicio
social, se aplicaran conforme a lo siguiente:
a) La cantidad que determinen los accionistas debera separarse
para la constitucion o reconstitucion de la reserva legal, segun sea el
caso, cuya cantidad no sera menor al 5% de las utilidades netas hasta
que dicha reserva equivalga a una quinta parte del capital social.
b) Se segregara la cantidad necesaria para pagar a los
trabajadores y empleado (asi) el reparto de utilidades que les
corresponda de conformidad con lo dispuesto en la legislacion
aplicable; y
c) El remanente sera distribuido conforme lo dispongan los
accionistas reunidos en asamblea, en el entendido, sin embargo, que en
todo caso los dividendos
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pagaderos a las acciones de la Serie "C" tendran preferencia sobre los
dividendos pagaderos a las acciones de la Serie "B".
"TRIGESIMA SEGUNDA. La Sociedad sera disuelta anticipadamente
en los siguientes casos:
I. Si la realizacion de su objeto social principal se
volviese imposible;
II. Por resolucion de los accionistas debidamente
adoptada en una Asamblea General Extraordinaria de
Accionistas;
III. Si el numero de accionistas se reduce a un
numero menor del minimo legal;
IV. En caso de perdida de las dos terceras partes del
capital social, salvo que los accionistas restablezcan o
reduzcan el mismo; y
V. En cualquier otro caso previsto en la ley. En caso
de disolucion, la Sociedad entrara en liquidacion, la cual
sera confiada a un liquidador designado por la misma Asamblea
General Extraordinaria de Accionistas que resuelva la
disolucion. El liquidador podra o no ser accionista de la
Sociedad y recibira la remuneracion aprobada por la Asamblea
General Extraordinaria de Accionistas que lo designe. La
Asamblea General Extraordinaria de Accionistas establecera un
plazo para la consecucion de las tareas del liquidador, asi
como las reglas generales para la realizacion de sus
funciones. En caso de liquidacion, los tenedores de acciones
de la Serie "C" tendran los derechos a que se refiere la
Clausula Novena de estos estatutos sociales."
SEGUNDA. Se acompanan a la presente los estatutos sociales
completos de la Sociedad ya incorporando las reformas aprobadas en la
resolucion inmediata anterior.
II. En relacion con el segundo punto del Orden del Dia, el Presidente
explico que resulta conveniente reclasificar las 151,000 acciones de la Serie
"B" en circulacion de la
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sociedad a fin de que se conviertan parte de dichas acciones comunes en acciones
de la Serie "C", sin que se modifique el capital social de la Sociedad. El
Presidente sugirio que la conversion se haga de manera que despues de dicha
reclasificacion, el capital social quede distribuido de la siguiente manera:
ACCIONES SERIE "B" ACCIONES SERIE "C"
------------------ ------------------
ACCIONISTA FIJO VARIABLE FIJO VARIABLE TOTAL
---------- ---- -------- ---- -------- -----
CDRJ Latin America.................. 11,000 20,382 2,618 34,000
Holding Company, B.V. CDRJ Mexico... 9,000 15,921 2,079 27,000
Holding Company, B.V. Latin Cosmetics 10,000 18,613 2,387 31,000
Holding Company, B.V. Southern
Cosmetics........................ 10,000 16,767 2,233 29,000
Holding Company, B.V. Regional
Cosmetics........................ 10,000 17,690 2,310 30,000
Holding Company, B.V.
Total............................ 50,000 89,373 11,627 151,000
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Los accionistas analizaron la propuesta del Presidente, y despues de
formular diversas preguntas al Presidente, las cuales fueron contestadas a su
satisfaccion, los accionistas
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adoptaron por unanimidad las siguientes:
RESOLUCIONES
PRIMERA. Se aprueba la reclasificacion de parte de las acciones Serie
"B" en circulacion de la Sociedad, sin que se modifique el capital social de la
Sociedad, para que parte de las acciones Serie "B" en circulacion se conviertan
en acciones de la Serie "C" por lo que se aprueba la emision de las acciones
Serie "C" que sean necesarias para que el capital social quede distribuido de la
siguiente manera:
ACCIONES SERIE "B" ACCIONES SERIE "C"
------------------ ------------------
ACCIONISTA FIJO VARIABLE FIJO VARIABLE TOTAL
---------- ---- -------- ---- -------- -----
CDRJ Latin America.................. 11,000 20,382 2,618 34,000
Holding Company, B.V. CDRJ Mexico... 9,000 15,921 2,079 27,000
Holding Company, B.V. Latin Cosmetics 10,000 18,613 2,387 31,000
Holding Company, B.V. Southern
Cosmetics........................ 10,000 16,767 2,233 29,000
Holding Company, B.V. Regional
Cosmetics........................ 10,000 17,690 2,310 30,000
Holding Company, B.V.
Total............................ 50,000 89,373 11,627 151,000
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SEGUNDA. Se instruye al Secretario del Consejo de Administracion que
proceda a la emision de nuevos titulos que amparen las acciones Serie "C"
mencionadas y a la emision de nuevos titulos que reflejen la nueva distribucion
accionaria aprobada en la resolucion inmediata anterior y que se proceda al
canje de los titulos actualmente en circulacion.
III. El Presidente explico a los presentes que resulta conveniente para
la Sociedad aumentar la parte variable del capital social en la cantidad de
$188,168,760.00 (ciento ochenta y ocho millones ciento sesenta y ocho mil
seiscientos sesenta pesos 00/100 M.N.) mediante la emision de 2,015 (dos mil
quince) acciones de la Serie "C". El Presidente continuo explicando que, de ser
aprobado el aumento, el capital social variable de la Sociedad ascenderia a la
cantidad de $478,413,367.76 (cuatrocientos setenta y ocho millones cuatrocientos
trece mil trescientos sesenta y siete pesos 76/100 M.N.) representado por 89,373
(ochenta y nueve mil trescientos setenta y tres) acciones de la Serie "B" y
13,642 (trece mil seiscientos cuarenta y dos) acciones de la Serie "C".
El representante legal de Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V.
que estuvo presente en la asamblea expreso que era el deseo de esa Sociedad
suscribir y pagar dicho aumento en su totalidad, en la medida en que los
accionistas actuales renunciaran al derecho de preferencia que les concede el
Articulo 182 de la Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles.
Los accionistas analizaron la propuesta del Presidente, y despues de
formular diversas preguntas al Presidente, las cuales fueron contestadas a su
satisfaccion, los accionistas adoptaron por unanimidad las siguientes:
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RESOLUCIONES
PRIMERA. Se aprueba el aumento de la parte variable del capital social
en la cantidad de $188,168,760.00 ochenta y ocho millones ciento sesenta y ocho
mil setecientos sesenta pesos 00/100 M.N.) mediante la emision de 2,015 (dos mil
quince) acciones de la Serie "C".
SEGUNDA. Se hace constar que la totalidad de los accionistas de la
Sociedad, los cuales estan presentes o representados en esta asamblea, renuncian
en este acto a su derecho de preferencia para suscribir el aumento de capital
aprobado en la resolucion inmediata anterior; por lo tanto no se requerira hacer
la publicacion a que se refiere el Articulo 132 de la Ley General de Sociedades
Mercantiles.
TERCERA. Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V. en este acto
suscribe y paga la totalidad de las 2,015 (dos mil quince) acciones de la Serie
"C" materia del aumento aprobado en la resolucion primera anterior mediante la
contribucion de $188,168,760.00 (ciento ochenta y ocho millones ciento sesenta y
ocho mil setecientos sesenta pesos 00/100 M.N.). Cualquier cantidad que se pague
en exceso de dicha cantidad se considerara pagada a titulo de prima.
CUARTA. Se instruye al Secretario del Consejo de Administracion que
proceda a la emision de nuevos titulos materia del aumento de capital aprobado
en la resolucion primera anterior y proceda a su entrega a Distribuidora
Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V.
QUINTA. Como resultado de lo anterior, el capital social quedara
distribuido de la siguiente manera:
ACCIONES SERIE "B" ACCIONES SERIE "C"
------------------ ------------------
ACCIONISTA FIJO VARIABLE FIJO VARIABLE TOTAL
---------- ---- -------- ---- -------- -----
CDRJ Latin America.................. 11,000 20,382 2,618 34,000
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ACCIONES SERIE "B" ACCIONES SERIE "C"
------------------ ------------------
ACCIONISTA FIJO VARIABLE FIJO VARIABLE TOTAL
---------- ---- -------- ---- -------- -----
Holding Company, B.V. CDRJ Mexico... 9,000 15,921 2,079 27,000
Holding Company, B.V. Latin Cosmetics 10,000 18,613 2,387 31,000
Holding Company, B.V. Southern
Cosmetics........................ 10,000 16,767 2,233 29,000
Holding Company, B.V. Regional
Cosmetics........................ 10,000 17,690 2,310 30,000
Holding Company, B.V. Distribuidora
Comercial........................ 2,015 2,015
Jafra S.A. de C.V.
Total............................ 50,000 89,373 13,642 153,015
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IV. En relacion con el cuarto punto del Orden del Dia, el
Presidente explico a los accionistas que seria conveniente designar a
delegados especiales de esta asamblea para efectos de que pudieran
llevar a cabo cualesquier acto que resulte necesario o conveniente para
efectuar las resoluciones adoptadas por esta asamblea.
Los accionistas discutieron la propuesta del Presidente y
despues de diversas preguntas que fueron contestadas a su satisfaccion,
los accionistas, por unanimidad de votos
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adoptaron la siguiente:
RESOLUCION
UNICA. Cada uno de los senores Jose Ernesto Becerril Miro, Elia Zulema
Velazquez Valencia, Mariano Gama Pizarro, Monica Rosado Reygadas, Andres
Alcantara Murillo, Rodrigo Perez Gavilan, Gerardo Mahuad Quijano y Juan Eduardo
Trigueros Ordiales o cualesquier persona designada por ellos, es designado como
delegado especial para que cualesquiera de ellos, comparezca ante el notario
publico de su eleccion a fin de protocolizar total o parcialmente la presente
acta, asi como para que expidan las copias de la presente acta que les fueren
solicitadas.
El Presidente suspendio la Asamblea, para la redaccion de la presente
acta, la cual fue leida, y aprobada por todos los que en ella intervinieron y
firmada por el Presidente y el Secretario de la asamblea.
Rubrica. - Presidente. - Rubrica. - Secretario".
NOVENO. El senor ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, declara que el texto y las
firmas que calzan el acta antes transcrita, son autenticos.
Expuesto lo anterior, el compareciente otorga las siguientes:
C L A U S U L A S
PRIMERA. Queda protocolizada para todos los efectos legales a que haya
lugar, el Acta de Asamblea General Extraordinaria de Accionistas de "JAFRA
COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, celebrada el dia
veinte de mayo del ano dos mil tres, transcrita en el antecedente OCTAVO de este
instrumento, la cual se da aqui por reproducida como si a la letra se insertase.
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SEGUNDA. En virtud de la clausula anterior quedan protocolizados de
entre otros los siguientes acuerdos:
La reforma de las clausulas Sexta, Octava, Novena, Vigesima
Primera, Vigesima Cuarta, Trigesima Primera y Trigesima Segunda de los
estatutos sociales de la Sociedad, para quedar dichos articulos
redactados en los terminos del acta que por este instrumento se
protocoliza.
YO EL NOTARIO CERTIFICO:
I. Que me identifique ante el compareciente, con credencial
expedida por el Gobierno del Distrito Federal, en donde se me acredita
como Notario Publico Numero Ciento Tres del Distrito Federal.
II. Que conozco personalmente al compareciente, y la conceptuo
capacitada legalmente para la celebracion de este acto.
III. Que el senor ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, manifiesta que su
representada se encuentra capacitada legalmente para la celebracion de
este acto y acredita la personalidad que ostenta, que no le ha sido
revocada, ni en forma alguna modificada, con el documento que ha
quedado transcrito en el antecedente noveno de este instrumento.
IV. Que el senor ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, presentara ante la
Administracion Local de Recaudacion que le corresponde, de la
Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico, el aviso a que se refiere la
Regla dos punto tres punto dieciseis (2.3.16) de la Resolucion
Miscelanea Fiscal para el ano dos mil tres, en un plazo que no excedera
del dia treinta y uno de marzo del ano dos mil cuatro.
V. Que en terminos del articulo treinta y cuatro de la Ley de
Inversion Extranjera en vigor, solicite a los accionistas la constancia
de inscripcion al Registro Nacional
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de Inversiones Extranjeras de "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, y al no proporcionarmela les adverti que procedere a mandar
el aviso correspondiente, mismo que Yo, el Notario, agregare al apendice de esta
escritura con la letra que le corresponda.
VI. Que el senor ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO, en su caracter de
Delegado Especial, me manifiesta bajo protesta de decir verdad, que
"JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE,
dara aviso al Registro Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras, de
conformidad con lo establecido en el articulo cuarenta y cinco fraccion
segunda, inciso b) del Reglamento de la Ley de Inversion Extranjera,
que por la presente escritura se ha modificado la estructura accionaria
del capital social de la indicada sociedad.
VII. Que por sus generales y advertido de las penas en que
incurre quien declara falsamente, el compareciente manifesto ser:
Mexicano por nacimiento, originario de la Ciudad de Mexico,
Distrito Federal, lugar donde nacio el dia diecinueve de diciembre de
mil novecientos setenta y ocho, soltero, Abogado, con domicilio en
Boulevard Manuel Avila Camacho numero veinticuatro, piso veinte,
Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, en esta Ciudad
de Mexico, Distrito Federal.
VIII. Que tuve a la vista los documentos citados en esta
escritura.
IX. Que leida y explicada esta escritura al compareciente y
haciendole saber en el mismo acto el derecho que tiene para leerla por
si mismo, manifesto su conformidad con ella y la firmo el dia veinte de
mayo del ano dos mil tres, mismo momento en que la autorizo.- Doy fe.
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FIRMAS DE LOS SENORES: ANDRES ALCANTARA MURILLO. RUBRICA.
ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON. RUBRICA. EL SELLO DE AUTORIZAR.
ES SEGUNDO TESTIMONIO, SEGUNDO EN SU ORDEN, QUE EXPIDO PARA
"JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE.
COMO CONSTANCIA. VA EN VEINTITRES PAGINAS Y PROTEGIDAS POR KINEGRAMAS.
MEXICO, DISTRITO FEDERAL, A VEINTE DE MAYO DEL ANO DOS MIL TRES. DOY
FE.
CARLOSB/nqt**
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Exhibit 3.17
[Seal: United Mexican States]
NOTARY PUBLIC 103
ATTORNEY ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
FIRST CERTIFIED COPY CONTAINING:
JF1
Texas No. 26 Phone: 56-69-11-14
Col. Napoles Fax: 56-82-02-78
C.P. 03810 E-mail: nota103@internet.com.mx
Mexico, Federal District
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ATTORNEY ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
Notary Public 103
Mexico, Federal District
AGPA/mem/AML/JAMM
BOOK NUMBER TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY.
DOCUMENT NUMBER EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE.
IN MEXICO, FEDERAL DISTRICT, on the thirtieth day of August
of the year two thousand, I, Attorney ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON, notary public
number one hundred three of the Federal District, hereby submit:
THE VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION CONTRACT by means of which "JAFRAFIN" is
established and in which "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", A VARIABLE CAPITAL
CORPORATION, represented in this action by Mr. JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO, and
Mr. JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS, on his own behalf, intervene as shareholders of
the same in accordance with the following background information and statutes:
BACKGROUND
ONE. - The parties appearing before me presented permit number "09038233",
file number "0009038233", page number "23238" issued by the Secretary of Foreign
Affairs on the ninth day of August of the year two thousand, authorizing the
formation of a VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION under the name of "JAFRAFIN".
This permit as well as the company's general fee payment statement are
included in the appendix of this document under letter "A".
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HAVING EXPRESSED THE ABOVE, THE PARTIES AGREE TO ESTABLISH THE FOLLOWING:
COMPANY STATUTES OF
"JAFRAFIN", A VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION
--- CLAUSES ---
NAME, PURPOSE, RESIDENCE, DURATION AND NATIONALITY.
ONE. - The name of the Company is "JAFRAFIN" and will be
followed by the words "A VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION" or by the
[Spanish] abbreviation "S.A. DE C.V.".
TWO. - The Company's purpose is to:
1. Grant all types of loans, with or without interest and with or without
a specific guarantee, to employees, independent distributors and any other
physical person who maintains a work or business relationship with "JAFRA
COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", A VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates. The Company cannot collect demand deposits or
conduct any financial intermediation activities that are reserved for companies
that have the corresponding authorization in conformance with applicable
legislation.
2. Give and receive all types of real and personal guarantees or
guarantees via trusts that are necessary or convenient in order to achieve the
Company's purpose.
3. Use any legal means to acquire and dispose of any type of shares,
interest or participation in other companies, trusts, businesses or
associations, both of a civil as well as a commercial nature.
4. Use any legal means to purchase, sell, rent, mortgage or pledge real
estate and goods that are required or convenient in order to achieve the
Company's purpose.
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5. Use any legal means to acquire, transfer or dispose of patents, patent
rights, inventions, trademarks, commercial names, copyrights or any other type
of intellectual property that may be necessary or convenient in order to achieve
the Company's purpose.
6. Act as an agent, trader, representative or legal representative or in
any other manner represent all types of companies and physical persons both
inside and outside the national territory.
7. Receive and provide any type of services related with the Company's
purpose.
8. Borrow with or without a guarantee, issue bonds, mortgage bonds,
debenture bonds and any other type of credit instruments with the intervention
of those institutions indicated by the law.
9. Provide all types of services to all types of physical persons or legal
entities regardless of whether or not they are merchants.
10. Provide and receive of all types of technical,
administrative or supervisory services for commercial or industrial
negotiations in Mexico and abroad.
11. Issue, sign, accept and negotiate credit instruments in any manner.
12. Establish branches, subsidiaries, agencies and
representative offices in Mexico and abroad.
13. Guarantee the fulfillment of its own obligations and those of third
parties.
14. In general, conduct any type of business and activities that are
directly or indirectly related with the Company's purpose.
THREE. - The Company's residence for service is located in the City of
Mexico, Federal District, and will not be considered changed even when the
Company establishes agencies or
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branches in any other location in Mexico or abroad, or designates provisional
residences for signing specific documents and contracts.
FOUR. - The duration of the Company is NINETY-NINE YEARS,
beginning on the date this document is signed.
FIVE. - For the purposes of article fourteen of the regulations of the
Foreign Investment Act and the National Foreign Investment Registry, the parties
agree that this company is established under the "foreign admission clause" in
which current or future foreign Company shareholders are formally obligated
before the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to consider themselves as nationals with
respect to the shares or rights that they acquire within the company. For this
purpose, it will be understood that they agree not to invoke the protection of
their government. Otherwise, they will lose the benefits that they would have
received from the Mexican nation.
COMPANY CAPITAL AND SHARES
SIX. - The Company's capital is variable. The minimum fixed
capital is FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (national currency), represented by fifty
ordinary and registered SHARES each with the value of ONE THOUSAND PESOS
(national currency). The variable part of the capital does not have a limit and
will be represented by ordinary or preferred shares that will have the
characteristics determined during the Special Shareholders Meeting in which
approval is granted to issue said shares. With the exception of special series
of shares that are issued by a resolution made during the Special Shareholders
Meeting, all holders of these shares will be granted equal rights and
obligations.
SEVEN. - Increases or reductions in the variable capital can be made based
on a resolution issued during the General Shareholders Meeting. This resolution
does not need to be
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recorded or inscribed in the corresponding Public Commerce Registry. This
resolution must also indicate the conditions in which said increase or reduction
must be implemented, such as the subscription and payment terms of the same, the
characteristics of the shares that are issued and any other related matter. Said
capital increases can be paid in cash or in kind by the company's shareholders
as agreed-upon by the company's shareholders and resolved at the Shareholders
Meeting in which the decision was made to increase the capital.
On the other hand, future increases or reductions in the fixed capital
must be approved during a Special Shareholders Meeting.
EIGHT. - Share certificates and, if applicable, provisional certificates,
will contain the information stipulated in article one hundred twenty-five of
the Mexican General Law of Commercial Companies. Clause five of this statute
will be transcribed in the same manner.
NINE. - Each share will represent one vote at Shareholders Meetings:
Company shareholders will have the right to vote in all matters discussed during
the Meeting when they have a right to vote by law or by these statutes and all
shares will grant equal rights and obligations to their holders.
TEN. - The share certificates will contain the signature of the Single
Administrator or that of the members of the Board of Directors, according to the
case. If authorized by the Board of Directors, members' signatures can be
copies, provided that the original signatures are deposited in the corresponding
Public Commerce Registry.
At the request of any shareholder who will be responsible for the
corresponding expenses, share certificates can be exchanged for different
certificates that represent a different number of shares.
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ELEVEN. - The Company must keep a registry of shares in which all of the
subscription, acquisition or transfer activities are recorded along with any
encumbrances to which the representative shares of the corporate capital are
subject.
The Company will consider the owner of the registered shares to be the
person registered as such in the Share Registry unless the holder of one or more
shares can prove the acquisition and ownership of the same by means of a
legally-recognized certificate. The Registry will be closed three days before
the date it is signed at a Shareholders Meeting and will be re-opened the day
after the Shareholders Meeting is held, or the day said Meeting was scheduled to
take place.
TWELVE. - Increases in company capital can be made by means of
contributions in cash or in kind, or by means of the capitalization of reserves
or any other surplus. In the event of an increase in company capital by means of
a new contribution in cash or in kind, shareholders will have the right of
preference to subscribe or pay for the shares that will be issued in proportion
to their share holdings at the time said right of preference is exercised within
fifteen days following the date the corresponding notice is published in the
Official Journal of the Federation or calculated beginning on the date the
Meeting is held if all of the representative shares of the company's capital are
present or represented at said meeting.
Shareholders can renounce their right of preference provided for in this
clause, provided that they state this at the same Meeting in which the decision
to increase the company's capital is made.
If some shares still have not been subscribed upon the completion of the
time period in which shareholders were entitled to exercise their right of
preference, the Single Administrator or the Board of Directors will offer said
shares to third parties or will keep them in the Company's
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treasury, according to the case, in conformance with the agreement made at the
Shareholders Meeting in which the increase in capital was approved.
New shares cannot be issued until previously-issued shares have been
completely subscribed and paid for.
The Company will keep a registry of capital variations.
ADMINISTRATION
THIRTEEN. - The administration of the Company will be entrusted to a
Single Administrator or to a Board of Directors comprised of the number of
Members determined at the General Shareholders Meeting. Replacement Members can
also be designated at General Shareholders Meetings to act in the event of the
absence of Owner-Members.
FOURTEEN. - The Single Administrator or Members of the Board of Directors,
according to the case, do not need to be shareholders of the Company and in
general will remain in their position for one year beginning on the date they
are appointed with the possibility of reelection. At any rate, they will remain
in their position until their successors take over their responsibilities.
FIFTEEN. - During the Shareholders Meeting or a session of the Board of
Directors, one person from among the members will be appointed Chairman of the
Board of Directors. The Board can also appoint a Secretary who does not
necessarily have to be a Member.
SIXTEEN. - Board of Directors meetings will be held at the company's
residence for service or at any other location according to the information
contained in the corresponding summons. Board meetings can be held at any time,
but at least once per year and will be called by the Chairman or the Secretary
of the Board or by any of the Members or by the Company's
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Statutory Auditors. The person or persons who want to call a meeting will inform
the Secretary of the Board who will immediately issue the respective summons.
The summons will be issued in writing and sent to the residence for
service of each member of the Board or Directors or to the place designated for
said purpose by a countersigned telex or confirmed telegraph or fax at least
fifteen natural days prior to the date of the meeting. The summons will specific
the purpose, time, date and place of the meeting and will be signed by the
Secretary of the Board. Without prejudice to the above, the summons requirement
can be renounced by any member with regard to any session.
SEVENTEEN. - In order for Board of Directors meetings to be valid, the
attendance of at least the majority of the Members or their respective
substitutes is required. Decisions made by the Board of Directors will only be
valid if they are approved by the favorable vote of the majority of the members
of the Board of Directors who are present.
Resolutions that are approved unanimously by all Members out of session
will have, for all legal purposes, the same validity as if they had been adopted
during a Meeting provided that said resolutions are confirmed in writing after
they are made.
The Company's Secretary will transcribe any decisions made outside of
Board of Directors meetings with the unanimous vote of the members of said Board
into the minutes for said Board of Directors even when the Secretary does not
participate in the approval of the same. For this purpose, the resolutions must
be written in the Spanish language. If the decisions are written in English, the
Company's Secretary is authorized, even if the Secretary is not a professional
translator, to translate said resolutions in such a manner that the contents of
the same are maintained. In the event of a controversy or a difference in
interpretation, the English version of said resolutions will prevail over the
Spanish translation made by the Secretary who
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must also keep a file including the following: a) original communique in English
containing the adopted resolutions, signed by any of the employees authorized by
the Board members; b) the Secretary's translation of said resolutions; and c)
confirmation from all members of the Board of Directors approving the
resolutions for this purpose. It will be sufficient for each member to confirm
their acceptance by signing an original copy of a list which will include a copy
of these resolutions.
EIGHTEEN. - The Board of Directors can designate one or more delegates
from among its members to carry out specific tasks and grant them the
corresponding powers that are required in each case.
NINETEEN. - The Single Administrator or the Board of Directors, according
to the case, will have the following powers:
a) General authority for lawsuits and collections with the widest powers
granted by the law in terms of the first paragraph of article two thousand five
hundred fifty-four of the Civil Code of the Federal District and the related
articles of any other civil code of the Republic of Mexico (the "Civil Code")
will have all the general and special authorities that require a special clause,
including those provided for in article two thousand five hundred eighty-seven
of the Civil Code for which they will be authorized to, including but not
limited to: represent the Company before federal, state, municipal,
administrative and judicial authorities, before the Secretary of Labor and
before Conciliation and Arbitration Boards and to sign the documents necessary
to exercise its powers; to assert any rights and actions before any authority
and Conciliation and Arbitration Boards; to be subject to any jurisdiction; to
promote and dismiss an appeal hearing; to present penal charges and complaints
and to appear as the offended party and assist the General Attorney Public and
grant pardons; to settle and make commitments during
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arbitration; to answer and formulate interrogatories; to accept and release any
kind of guarantee; to transfer property and carry out other actions that are
expressly determined by the law.
b) General power of attorney for administrative acts in terms of the
second paragraph of article two thousand five hundred fifty-four of the Civil
Code that includes the authority to sign, modify, fulfill and rescind all kinds
of contracts and agreements, obtain loans and in general carry out all acts that
are directly or indirectly related with the Company's purposes.
c) General power of attorney for acts of ownership in terms of the third
paragraph of article two thousand five hundred fifty-four of the Civil Code
including the authority to acquire, transfer ownership and pledge personal and
real rights by means of a mortgage, pledge or in any other manner.
d) The authority to issue, accept, endorse and in any other manner
subscribe credit instruments in conformance with article nine of the General Law
of Credit Instruments and Operations.
e) The authority to grant and revoke general and special authority within
the scope of the above-mentioned powers.
f) The authority to establish branches and agencies in any location,
inside or outside the United Mexican States as well as close said branches and
agencies.
g) The authority to establish subsidiaries in any location, inside or
outside the United Mexican States and to liquidate and dissolve said
subsidiaries.
h) The authority to designate and remove managers, officers and employees
of the Company and determine their powers, duties and salary.
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SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
TWENTY. - The supreme authority of the company is the General Shareholders
Meeting. All types of agreements can be made and all acts and transactions that
can be approved by the company can be adopted during this Meeting. Agreements
adopted during Shareholders Meetings will be implemented by the Single
Administrator or the Board of Directors, according to the case, or by the person
expressly designated for said purpose at the Shareholders Meeting. All
Shareholders Meetings will be held at the company's residence for service,
unless there is an unforeseen circumstance or a force majeure.
TWENTY-ONE. - Shareholders Meetings can be Ordinary or Special. Ordinary
Shareholders Meetings will be held at least once a year within the first four
months prior to the end of the company's fiscal year. Special Shareholders
Meetings will take place when necessary to resolve any of the matters stipulated
in article one hundred eight-two of the General Law of Commercial Companies.
TWENTY-TWO. - Shareholders Meetings, whether ordinary or special, will be
held after a summons is issued by the Single Administrator or the Board of
Directors, or by any of the Members if the Single Administrator or the Board of
Directors are unable to do so in conformance with the stipulations contained in
article one hundred seventy-six, section six of the General Law of Commercial
Companies. The Meetings will also be held at the request of shareholders in
accordance with the terms of articles one hundred eighty-four and one hundred
eighty-five of the General Law of Commercial Companies.
Summons to Shareholder Meetings will contain the location, date and time
in which the meeting will be held as well as whether it is the first or the
second summons. The summons will be published in one of the periodicals with the
largest circulation in the business sector at least
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fifteen natural days prior to the date established for the Shareholders Meeting.
If there is a second summons, it will be published at least three days prior to
the date established for the meeting. A summons for any Shareholders Meeting
must also be sent by fax to any foreign shareholders in order to ensure that
they receive it at least fifteen days prior to the date of the meeting.
Unanimous agreements approved by all shareholders who do not attend a
meeting will have, for all legal purposes, the same legal validity as if they
had been made at the meeting, provided that they are confirmed in writing at any
time after they are made.
TWENTY-THREE. - An Ordinary Shareholders Meeting will be considered
legally established with the first summons if the shareholders who are present
or properly represented at said meeting have at least fifty percent of the
company's capital with a right to vote. Agreements made during this meeting will
be valid only if they are approved by the majority vote of the shareholders who
are present at said meeting. If an Ordinary Meeting is not held on the date
scheduled due to the lack of a quorum, a second summons will be issued
indicating said circumstance and, in this case, Ordinary Shareholders Meetings
will be considered legally established regardless of the number of shareholders
present or represented at the meetings and the agreements adopted will be valid
if they are approved by the favorable vote of those members who are present or
represented.
TWENTY-FOUR. - A Special Shareholders Meeting will be legally established
with the first summons if the shareholders who are present or properly
represented at said meeting have at least seventy-five percent of the company's
capital with a right to vote. In the event of a second summons, Special
Shareholders Meetings will be legally established if at least fifty percent of
the holders of the representative shares of the company's capital with a right
to vote are present
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or properly represented at any meeting. Agreements made during a Special
Shareholders Meeting, either following the first or second summons, will be
valid if they are approved by the favorable vote of the shareholders that
represent at least one half of the company's capital with a right to vote.
TWENTY-FIVE. - In order to attend the meetings, shareholders must prove
their capacity as such by means of registration in the Shareholder Registry.
Shareholders can be represented at the meetings by a legal representative that
has general or special authority or by a legal representative designated by
means of a power of attorney.
Shareholders Meetings will be presided over by the Single Administrator or
by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, according to the case. In their
absence, said meetings will be presided over by the person designated for this
purpose by the majority of the persons attending the corresponding meeting. The
Secretary of the Board of Directors will act as the Secretary of the
Shareholders Meetings and, in his absence, the person designated for this
purpose by the shareholders at the corresponding meeting. The Chairman will
appoint one or two of the members as assistants who may or may not be members of
the Board of Directors or shareholders, so that they can determine if the legal
quorum has been established and count the votes taken, if necessary or
requested, by the Chairman of the meeting.
TWENTY-SIX. - Once the meeting has been legally established, if any of the
items on the agenda have not been resolved, said meeting may be postponed and
will be continued the next business day, without the need for a new summons.
Actions taken during Shareholders Meetings will be recorded into the
minutes that will be kept by the Secretary together with a duplicate set of the
same, a list of the shareholders who attended the meetings signed by the
assistants, as well as the power of attorney documentation,
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copies of the summon publication(s), copies of any report, the company's
accounts and any other documents presented during the meeting. When any actions
that are carried out during the meetings cannot be recorded in the minutes, they
must be recorded before a notary public. Activities carried out during Special
Shareholders Meetings must be recorded and inscribed into the Public Commerce
Registry of the company's residence for service. All actions carried out during
Shareholders Meetings as well as the record of those that were not carried out
due to the lack of a quorum must be signed by the Chairman and the Secretary of
the Meeting as well as by Members who attended said meeting.
TWENTY-SEVEN. - Any Ordinary or Special Shareholders Meeting will be
legally held without the need for an advance summons if all of the
representative shares of the company capital are present at the time the votes
are taken.
The Shareholders Meeting will determine the remuneration, if applicable,
given to members of the Board of Directors and to the Company's Auditors.
SUPERVISION
TWENTY-EIGHT. - The Company's supervision will be entrusted to one or more
Statutory Auditors as determined by the shareholders during an Ordinary
Shareholders Meeting. A Substitute Auditor can be designated by each
Owner-Auditor.
In general, Statutory Auditors will occupy their positions for one year,
beginning on the date they are appointed and they must remain in their position
until their successors take over their responsibilities.
The remuneration that the Auditors receive will be determined by the
Shareholders during the General Shareholders Meeting.
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TWENTY-NINE. - The Auditors will have the powers and obligations contained
in article one hundred seventy-six of the General Law of Commercial Companies.
FISCAL YEAR AND PROFIT
THIRTY. - The fiscal year will run from the first day of
January to the thirty-first day of December of each year, with the exception of
the first year that will begin on the date this document is signed and will end
on the thirty-first day of December of the current year.
THIRTY-ONE. - The net profits obtained during each business year will be
applied in accordance with the following:
a) The amount determined by the shareholders must first be set aside for
the creation or reestablishment of the legal reserves, according to the case.
This amount will not be less than five percent of the net profits up to an
equivalent of one-fifth of the company's capital.
b) The amount necessary to pay workers and employees the corresponding
share of profits in conformance with the law.
c) The remaining amount will be distributed in conformance with the
decision reached by the Shareholders during a special meeting.
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
THIRTY-TWO. - The company will be dissolved in advance:
I. If it is determined that the Company's purpose cannot be fulfilled.
II. By resolution of the shareholders made at a Special Shareholders
Meeting.
III. If the number of shareholders is reduced to a number less than the
legal minimum.
IV. In the event of the loss of two-thirds of the company's capital,
unless the shareholders reestablish or reduce the same.
V. In any other case provided for under the Law.
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In the event of dissolution, the company will be placed in
liquidation which will be entrusted to a liquidator designated at the same
Special Meeting in which the dissolution was approved. The liquidator may or not
be a shareholder of the company and will have the authority to receive the
appropriate remuneration from the Shareholders Meeting. A term for the
completion of the liquidator's duties as well as the general regulations to
carry out said duties will be established at the Shareholders Meeting.
THIRTY-THREE. - During the liquidation process, Shareholders Meetings will
be held in conformance with the terms established in this document. Liquidators
will have the authority granted to the Single Administrator or the Board of
Directors with the limitations imposed by the liquidation process. The members
must carry out the same duties during the liquidation process as during the
normal operation of the company and will maintain the same relationship with the
liquidators as is maintained with the Board Members.
THIRTY-FOUR. - In all matters that are not specifically mentioned in this
document, the provisions of the General Law of Commercial Companies will be
applied.
TEMPORARY POINTS
ONE. - Shareholders involved in this action held their First General
Meeting and reached the following:
AGREEMENTS
A. - The company's capital is variable and will consist of the minimum
fixed amount of FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (national currency) and the unlimited
variable, dividing the fixed part into FIFTY ordinary and registered shares,
each with a nominal value of ONE THOUSAND PESOS (national currency), fully
subscribed and paid for in the following manner:
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SHARES
SHAREHOLDERS SERIES "A" / SERIES "B" VALUE
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"JAFRA COSMETICS FORTY-NINE FORTY-NINE THOUSAND
INTERNATIONAL", A PESOS (national currency)
VARIABLE CAPITAL COMPANY,
REPRESENTED BY MR. JOSE
ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO.
MR. JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ ONE ONE THOUSAND
BARRIOS PESOS (national currency)
TOTAL FIFTY FIFTY THOUSAND
PESOS (national currency)
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B. - Entrust the Administration of the Company to a Board of Directors and
for said purpose, designate the following persons with the indicated duties, who
will exercise the powers specified in clause nineteen of the Company Statutes:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OWNER-MEMBERS
JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS CHAIRMAN
RALPH S. MASON III VICE-CHAIRMAN
LAZARO FORZAN ROVIROSA TREASURER
ALBERTO MENA ADAME SECRETARY
ELIA ZULEMA VELAZQUEZ VALENCIA VOTING MEMBER
SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS
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DANIEL BURKE SUBSTITUTE SECRETARY
MARIA DOLORES SANCHEZ CANO GASCON SUBSTITUTE VOTING MEMBER
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C. - Designate the following persons as Company officers with
the indicated duties:
GENERAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RONALD B. CLARK
CHAIRMAN JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT RALPH S. MASON III
GENERAL LEGAL DIRECTOR DANIEL BURKE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCES LAZARO FORZAN ROVIROSA
SECRETARY ALBERTO MENA ADAME
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Members of the Board of Directors and Company Officers who are of foreign
nationality are notified that exercising their duties in the United Mexican
States remains subject to the prior obtainment of the necessary immigration
permit that must be issued by the Ministry of the Interior.
D. - Grant Mr. RONALD B. CLARK, MR. RALPH S. MASON III, MR.
GONZALO RAMOS RUBIO, MR. JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS and MR. ALBERTO
MENA ADAME, the following Company powers to be exercised jointly,
separately or alternatively with the exception of those powers
indicated in paragraph c), which must be carried out jointly by at
least two members.
a) General authority for lawsuits and collections with the widest powers
granted by the law in terms of the first paragraph of article two thousand five
hundred fifty-four of the Civil Code of the Federal District and the related
articles of any other civil code of the Republic of Mexico with all the general
and special authorities that require a special clause, including those provided
for in article two thousand five hundred eighty-seven of the Civil Code for
which they will be authorized to, including but not limited to: represent the
Company before federal, state, municipal, administrative and judicial
authorities, before the Secretary of Labor and before
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Conciliation and Arbitration Boards and to sign the documents necessary to
exercise its powers; to assert any rights and actions before any authority and
Conciliation and Arbitration Boards; to be subject to any jurisdiction; to
promote and dismiss an appeal hearing; to present penal charges and complaints
and to appear as the offended party and assist the General Attorney Public and
grant pardons; to settle and make commitments during arbitration; to answer and
formulate interrogatories; to accept and release any kind of guarantee; to
transfer property and carry out other actions that are expressly determined by
the law.
b) General power of attorney for administrative acts in terms of the
second paragraph of article two thousand five hundred fifty-four of the Civil
Code that includes the authority to sign, modify, fulfill and rescind all kinds
of contracts and agreements, obtain loans and in general carry out all
transactions that are directly or indirectly related with the Company's
purposes.
c) Power of attorney for acts of ownership within the scope mentioned in
the third paragraph of article two thousand five hundred fifty-four of the Civil
Code for the Federal District and its correlatives contained in the Civil Code
of the United Mexican States. This power will be as broad as necessary in order
to make commitments in the name of the Company. This authority grants all of the
powers of disposal, including those that are necessary for the creation of
pledges, guarantees and the limitation of ownership of goods and rights
belonging to the Company. The powers granted above must be used jointly by at
least two members.
d) Power of attorney to open and close any type of bank or investment
account with the authority to issue checks drawn on these accounts, designate
persons to sign on these accounts, as well as revoke said designations, and, in
general, issue, accept, endorse, negotiate, release, support, certify and in any
other manner subscribe credit instruments in the name and on behalf
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of the Company in the broadest terms established by article ninety of the
General Law of Credit Instruments and Operations.
e) The implementation of transactions that involve the broadest powers of
administration and management with respect to the planning, organization,
supervision and control of "JAFRAFIN", A VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION's
personnel, and, as a result, in accordance with article eleven of the Federal
Labor Law, they must have the nature of legal representatives of "JAFRAFIN", A
VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION in their relationship with workers. Likewise, as
legal representatives, they are granted general power of attorney from the
Company for lawsuits and collections without any limitation whatsoever and with
all of the general powers and even special powers that require special authority
or a special clause under the law in accordance with the terms contained in the
first paragraph of article two thousand five hundred fifty-four of the Civil
Code for the Federal District and related articles of the Civil Codes of the
entities that are part of Federation. These powers include, but are not limited
to, the authority to represented "JAFRAFIN", A VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION: i)
before all administrative and judicial authorities, both of a municipal as well
as a state and federal nature, before the Institute of the National Employee
Housing Fund, the Mexican Social Security Institute, including matters relating
to the Retirement Savings System, and before the National Fund for the
Consumption of Workers. ii) before Conciliation and Arbitration and Conciliation
Boards, both local as well as federal, and before the labor authorities referred
to in article five hundred twenty-three of the Federal Labor Law, iii) in all
types of procedures, including protection and iv) appearing and complying with
the provisions contained in article eleven, six hundred ninety-two, section two,
eight hundred seventy-six, seven hundred eighty-six and other applicable
sections of the Federal Labor Law, during the
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reconciliation stage, and during answering and formulating interrogatories and
throughout any proceedings involving labor law actions in which "JAFRAFIN", A
VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION is a party or an interested third party.
f) The authority to grant and revoke general and special authority within
the scope of the above-mentioned powers.
E. - Designate Mr. ERNESTO VALENZUELA ESPINOZA and Mr. JOSE GONZALEZ
SARAVIA as Owning and Substitute Members of the Company respectively.
TWO. - The parties approving this document hereby declare:
A. - That the company's accounts contain the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS
(national currency).
B. - That the company's fiscal year will run from the first day of January
to the thirty-first day of December of each year, with the exception of the
first year that will begin on the date this document is signed and will end on
the thirty-first day of December of the current year.
I, THE NOTARY PUBLIC, HEREBY CERTIFY:
I. That in my opinion, the parties appearing before me have the legal
capacity to enter into this agreement and they were identified as follows:
Mr. JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO, with voting credentials issued by the
Federal Electoral Institute on page number "012324908", year of registration:
"1991", Voter Code "BCMRER67050709H300", State: "09", City "010", Location
"0001", Section "3176".
Mr. JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS, with voting credentials issued by the
Federal Electoral Institute on page number "010849949", year of registration:
"1991", Voter Code "LPBREG41060809H600", State: "09", City "012", Location
"0001", Section "3781".
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A photostatic copy of their identification documentation is included in
the appendix of this document under letter "B".
II. That Mr. JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO, in representation of "JAFRAFIN",
A VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION, states that his representation legally
authorizes him to sign this document and he had provided certification that
accredits that his legal status has not been revoked or limited which is
included as letter "C", and another copy will be added to the certified copies
that are made of the same.
IV. That during this transaction, I was shown the following documentation:
The Tax Identification Card belonging to "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL",
A VARIABLE STOCK CORPORATION, through its representative, page number
"F1313647", Federal Taxpayers' Registration Number "JCI980227DD6"; and
The tax identification card belonging to Mr. JOSE EUGENIO
LOPEZ BARRIOS, page number "A0144533", Federal Taxpayer
Registration Number: "LOBE410608T92".
Photostatic copies of these cards are included in the appendix to this
document under letter "D".
V. That having been informed about the general provisions and warned of
the penalties that are applied for making false declarations, the parties
identified themselves as follows:
Mr. JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO, of Mexican nationality, native of the City
of Mexico, Federal District, the place where he was born on the seventh day of
the month of May of the year nineteen hundred seventy-seven, married, Law
Degree, residing at Boulevard Adolfo Lopez Mateos, number five hundred fifteen
in Colonia Tlacopac, Delegation Alvaro Obregon. Postal Code 01040, in this City
of Mexico, Federal District.
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Mr. JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS, of Mexican nationality, native of the City
of Mexico, Federal District, the place where he was born on the eighth day of
the month of June of the year nineteen hundred forty-one, married, Company
Executive, with the same residence for service as the party indicated in the
previous paragraph.
VI. That I personally examined the documents mentioned in this instrument.
VII. That having read and explained this document to the parties appearing
before me and informing them of their right to read the same for themselves,
they stated that they agreed with its contents and signed below on the
thirty-first day of the month of August of the year two thousand, which I
preemptively and definitively authorize. In witness whereof.
SIGNATURES OF: JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO, JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS
BEFORE ME, ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON. AUTHORIZATION STAMP.
NOTE OF AUTHORIZATION
I DEFINITIVELY AUTHORIZE THIS DOCUMENT: In Mexico, on the sixth day of September
of the year two thousand. In witness whereof. ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON -
Signature - Authorization Stamp.
COMPLEMENTARY NOTES
NOTE ONE. - On this date, I examined the request for Inscription in the
Federal Taxpayers' Registry that was presented to the Local Administration of
the Federal District Center and received by this institution on the sixth day of
September of the year two thousand, a photostatic copy of which is included in
the appendix of this document under letter "E". In witness whereof. Mexico, the
sixth day of September of the year two thousand. ARMANDO GALVEZ. Signature
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NOTE TWO. - Under letter "F" in the appendix to this document, I have
included the notices decreed by the Foreign Investment Act. In witness whereof.
Mexico, Federal District, on the sixth day of September of the year two
thousand. ARMANDO GALVEZ - Signature
In compliance with the provisions of article two thousand five hundred
fifty-four of the current Civil Code of the Federal District, here is the
transcription of this article:
"ARTICLE 2554: In order for any general power of attorney for lawsuits and
collections to be considered granted without any limitations, it is sufficient
to specify that said authority is granted with all the general and special
powers that are required by a special clause in conformance with the Law.
For the general authority to administer goods, it will be sufficient to
express that it is granted for this purpose in order for the legal
representative to have all kinds of administrative powers.
For the general authority to carry out acts of ownership, it will be
sufficient to express that it is granted for this purpose for the legal
representative to have all kinds of ownership powers, both relating to goods as
well as to carry out all kinds of management activities and defend said powers.
When they want to limit the powers of the legal representatives in the
three above-mentioned cases, they will allocate limits or the powers will be
special.
Notaries will insert this article into the certified copy of the powers
that they grant."
THIS IS THE SECOND CERTIFIED COPY THAT I AM ISSUING FOR "JAFRAFIN", A
VARIABLE CAPITAL CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCREDITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE SAME. IT CONSISTS OF TWENTY-SEVEN PAGES AND IS
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PROTECTED BY KINEGRAMS. MEXICO, FEDERAL DISTRICT, ON THE SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER
OF THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND. IN WITNESS WHEREOF.
OSCAR/FELIPE/mcr**
[signature]
[Seal of Attorney Armando Galvez Perez Aragon]
EXHIBIT 3.17
[ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS COAT OF ARMS]
NOTARIA 103
LIC. ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON
TESTIMONIO QUE CONTIENE:
TEXAS No. 26
COL. NAPOLES TEL. 56.69.11.14
C.P. 03810 FAX. 56.82.02.78
MEXICO, D.F. E-MAIL: nota103@internet.com.mx
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LIBRO NUMERO DOS MIL OCHOCIENTOS SETENTA.
INSTRUMENTO NUMERO OCHENTA Y DOS MIL VEINTENUEVE.
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EN MEXICO, DISTRITO FEDERAL, a treinta de agosto del ano dos mil,
Licenciado ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON, Titular de la Notaria Publica Numero
Ciento Tres del Distrito Federal, hago constar:
EL CONTRATO DE SOCIEDAD BAJO LA FORMA DE ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE por
el que se constituye "JAFRAFIN", en que intervienen "JAFRA COSMETICS
INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, representada en este acto
por el senor JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO, y el senor JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS,
por su propio derecho, como accionistas de la misma, bajo los siguientes
antecedente y estatutos:
A N T E C E D E N T E
UNICO. Los comparecientes me exhiben el permiso numero "09038233",
expediente numero "0009038233", folio numero "23238", expedido por la Secretaria
de Relaciones Exteriores, el dia nueve de agosto del ano dos mil, por el que se
autorizo se constituyera una SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, bajo la
denominacion de "JAFRAFIN".
Dicho permiso en union de su declaracion general de pago de derechos se
agrega al apendice de esta escritura con la letra "A".
EXPUESTO LO ANTERIOR, LOS COMPARECIENTES CONVIENEN EN ESTABLECER LOS
SIGUIENTES:
ESTATUTOS SOCIALES DE
"JAFRAFIN", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE
C L A U S U L A S
NOMBRE, OBJETO, DOMICILIO, DURACION Y NACIONALIDAD
PRIMERA. La denominacion de la Sociedad es "JAFRAFIN",
la cual ira seguida por las palabras SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE o por
su abreviatura "S.A. DE C.V."
SEGUNDA. El objeto de la Sociedad es:
1. Otorgar toda clase de prestamos, con o sin intereses y con o sin
garantia especifica, a empleados, distribuidores independientes y cualquier otra
persona fisica que mantenga una relacion laboral o comercial con "JAFRA
COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE o cualquiera de
sus subsidiarias o afiliadas. La Sociedad no podra recibir depositos a la vista
ni realizar actividad alguna de intermediacion financiera que esta reservada a
sociedades que cuenten con la autorizacion correspondiente de conformidad con la
legislacion aplicable.
2. Dar y recibir toda clase de garantias reales, personales o mediante
fideicomiso, que sean necesarias o convenientes para la consecucion del objeto
social.
3. Adquirir y disponer por cualquier medio legal de cualquier tipo de
acciones, intereses o participaciones en otras sociedades, fideicomisos,
negocios o asociaciones, tanto de naturaleza civil como mercantil.
4. Comprar, vender, arrendar, hipotecar o gravar de cualquier forma
legalmente permitida, los bienes muebles o inmuebles que se requieran o que sean
convenientes para la consecucion del objeto social.
5. Adquirir, transferir o disponer de cualquier medio legal de patentes,
derechos de patente, invenciones, marcas, nombres comerciales, derechos de autor
o de cualquier otro tipo de propiedad intelectual que pueda ser neceasaria o
conveiente para la consecucion del objeto social.
6. Actuar como agente, comisionista, representante, apoderado o de
cualquier otra manera representar a todo tipo
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de sociedades y personas fisicas tanto dentro como fuera del territorio
nacional.
7. Recibir y prestar cualquier tipo de servicios relacionados con el
objeto social.
8. Tomar en prestamo con o sin garantia, emitir bonos, valores
hipotecarios, obligaciones y cualquiera otros tipos de titulos de credito, con
la intervencion de las instituciones senaladas por la Ley.
9. La prestacion de todo tipo de servicios a todo tipo de personas fisicas
o morales, comerciantes o no.
10. La prestacion de toda clase de servicios tecnicos, administrativos o
de supervision a negociaciones comerciales o industriales en Mexico, en el
extranjero y recibir tales servicios.
11. Emitir, suscribir, aceptar y negociar en cualquier forma con titulos
de credito.
12. Establecer sucrsales, subsidiarias, agencias y oficinas de
representacion en Mexico y en el extranjero.
13. Garantizar obligaciones propias y de terceros.
14. En general realizar todo tipo de negocios y actividades que se
relacionen de manera directa o indirecta con el objeto social.
TERCERA. El domicilio de la Sociedad es la Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito
Federal, mismo que no se considerara modificado aun cuando la Sociedad
establezca agencias o sucurasales en cualquier otro lugar en Mexico o en el
extranjero, o designe domicilios convencionales para la celebracion de actos y
contratos especificos.
CUARTA. La duracion de la Sociedad sera de NOVENTA Y NUEVE ANOS, contados
a partir de la fecha de firma de esta
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escritura.
QUINTA. Para efectos del articulo catorce del Reglamento de la Ley de
Inversion Extranjera y del Registro Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras, las
partes convienen en que esta sociedad se constituya bajo la "clausula de
admision de extranjeros", por lo que los accionistas extranjeros, actuales o
futuros de la Sociedad, se obligan formalmente ante la Secretaria de Relaciones
Exteriores a considerarse como nacionales respecto de las acciones o derechos
que adquieran dentro de la sociedad, por lo que se entendera que convienen en no
invocar la proteccion de su Gobierno, bajo la pena en caso contrario de perder
en beneficio de la Nacion Mexicana, los derechos y bienes que hubiesen
adquirido.
CAPITAL SOCIAL Y ACCIONES
SEXTA. El capital social es variable, El capital minimo fijo es de
CINCUENTA MIL PESOS, Moneda Nacional, representado por CINCUENTA ACCIONES
ordinarias y nominativas con valor de UN MIL PERSOS, Moneda Nacional, cada una.
La parte variable del capital no tiene limite y estara representado por acciones
ordinarias o preferentes que tendran las caracteristicas que determine la
Asamblea Extraordinaria de Accionistas que apruebe su emision. Con la excepcion
de las series especiales de acciones que sean emititidas por resolucion de la
Asamblea Extraordinaria de Accionistas, todas las acciones conferiran iguales
derechos y obligaciones a sus tenedores.
SEPTIMA. Los aumentos o las reducciones del capital
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variable podran realizarse en base a una resolucion de la Asamblea General
Ordinaria de Accionistas, cuya resolucion no requerira ser protocolizada ni
inscrita en el Registro Publico de Comercio correspondiente, misma que debera
determinar las condiciones en las que deba realizarse dicho aumento o reduccion,
tales como los terminos de suscripcion y pago de las mismas, las caracteristicas
de las acciones que se emitan y cualquier otro asunto relacionado. Dichos
aumentos de capital podran pagarse en dinero o en especie por los accionistas de
la sociedad, tal como haya sido acordado por los accionistas de la compania y
resuelto por la asamblea de accionistas que resuelva dicho aumento de capital.
Por otro lado, los futuros aumentos o reducciones del capital fijo deberan
ser acordados por una Asamblea Extraordinaria de Accionistas.
OCTAVA. Los titulos de acciones y, en su caso, los certificados
provisionales, contendran las menciones a que se refiere el articulo ciento
veinticinco de la Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles. La clausula quinta de
estos estatutos sera de igual forma transcrita.
NOVENA. Cada accion representara un voto en las Asambleas de Accionistas;
el tenedor de las acciones de la Sociedad tendra derecho a votar en todos los
asuntos sometidos en la asamblea cuando por ley o por estos estatutos tengan
derecho a votar; todas las acciones conferiran iguales derechos y obligaciones a
sus tenedores.
DECIMA. Los titulos de las acciones contendran la firma del Administrador
Unico o de dos miembros del Consejo de Administracion, segun el caso. La firma
de los Consejeros, si fuese autorizado por el Consejo de Administracion, podra
ser facimilar, sujeto a la condicion de que en tal caso los
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originales de las firmas respectivas seran depositadas en el Registro Publico de
Comercio correspondiente.
A solicitud de cualquier accionista, a cuyo cargo correran los gastos que
deriven de ello, los titulos de las acciones podran ser intercambiados por
diferentes titulos que representen un numero diferente de acciones.
DECIMA PRIMERA. La Sociedad debera llevar un libro de registro de acciones
en el que se inscribiran todas las operaciones de suscripcion, adquisicion o
transferencia, asi como cualquier gravamen de que sean objeto las acciones
representativas del capital social.
La Sociedad considerara como propietario de las acciones nominativas a la
persona registrada como tal en el Libro de Registro de Acciones, salvo que el
tenedor de una o varias acciones compruebe la adquisicion y propiedad de las
mismas conforme a titulo reconocido por la Ley. El Libro se cerrara tres dias
antes de la fecha asignada para una Asamblea de Accionistas y se abrira de nuevo
el dia siguiente en el cual la Asamblea se celebro, o bien, el dia que tuvo que
haber sido celebrada.
DECIMA SEGUNDA. Los aumentos del capital social podran efectuarse por
medio de aportaciones en efectivo o en especie, o por medio de la capitalizacion
de reservas, o cualquier otro excedente. En los casos de aumento de capital
social por medio de una neuva aportacion de efectivo o en especie, los
accionistas tendran el derecho de preferencia para suscribir y pagar las
acciones que seran emitidas, en proporcion con su tenencia accionaria al momento
de ejercitar dicho derecho de preferencia, dentro de los quince dias siguientes
a la fecha de publicacion del avioso - correspondiente en el Diario Oficial de
la Federacion o
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calculados a partir de la fecha en que se celebro la asamblea, en el caso de que
todas las acciones representativas del capital social de la sociedad hayan
estado presentes o representadas en dicha asamblea.
Los accionistas podran renunciar al derecho de preferencia previsto en
esta clausula, siempre y cuando lo manifiesten en la misma Asamblea en que se
resuelva el aumento del capital social.
En el caso en que despues de la terminacion del plazo durante el cual los
accionistas hayan tenido el derecho de ejercitar su derecho de preferencia,
algunas acciones no hayan sido suscritas, el Administrador Unico o el Consejo de
Administracion ofrecera dichas acciones a terceros o las guardara en la
tesoreria de la Sociedad, en su caso, de conformidad con el acuerdo tomado por
la asamblea de accionistas en el que se haya aprobado el aumento de capital.
No se podran emitir nuevas acciones hasta que las acciones previamente
emitidas hayan sido integramente suscritas y pagadas.
La Sociedad llevara un libro de registro de variaciones de capital.
ADMINISTRACION
DECIMA TERCERA. La administracion de la Sociedad sera confiada a un
Administrador Unico o a un Consejo de Administracion integrado por el numero de
Consejeros que determine la Asamblea Ordinaria de Accionistas. La Asamblea
Ordinaria de Accionistas tambien podra designar a Consejeros Suplentes para
actuar en el caso de ausencia de los Consejeros Propietarios.
DECIMA CUARTA. El Administrador Unico o los miembros del Consejo de
Administracion en su caso, no necesitan ser
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accionistas de la Sociedad y, por regla general, duraran en su cargo un ano
contado a partir de la fecha de su designacion pudiendo ser reelectos. En todo
caso, permaneceran en su encargo hasta que sus sucesores tomen posesion de sus
cargos.
DECIMA QUINTA. La Asamblea de Accionistas o el Consejo de Administracion
en Sesion designaran de entre sus miembros a una persona que actue como
Presidente del Consejo de Administracion. Tambien podra designar un Secretario
quien no necesariamente debera ser Consejero.
DECIMA SEXTA. Las sesiones del Consejo de Administracion seran celebradas
en el domicilio social o en cualquier otro lugar segun se determine previamente
en la convocatoria respectiva. Las sesiones de Consejo podran ser llevadas a
cabo en cualquier momento, pero al menos una vez al ano y seran convocadas por
el Presidente o el Secretario del Consejo o por cualesquiera dos Consejeros o
por los Comisarios de la Sociedad. La persona o personas que deseen convocar la
sesion lo informaran al Secretario del Consejo quien inmediatamente emitira la
convocatoria respectiva.
Las convocatorias seran hechas por escrito y enviadas al domicilio de cada
miembro del Consejo de Administracion o al lugar que designen para tales efectos
por telex contrasenado o telegrama o telecopia confirmados, con por lo menos
quince dias naturales de anticipacion a la fecha de la sesion. Las convocatorias
especificaran el objeto, la hora, fecha y lugar para la sesion y seran firmadas
por el Secretario del Consejo. Sin perjuicio de lo anterior, el requisito de la
convocatoria podra renunciarse por cualquier consejero en relacion a cualquier
sesion.
DECIMA SEPTIMA. Para que las sesiones del Consejo de
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Administracion puedan celebrarse validamente, se requerira la asistencia de por
lo menos la mayoria de los Consejeros o sus respectivos suplentes. Las
resoluciones del Consejo de Administracion seran validas unicamente si fueron
aprobadas por el voto favorable de la mayoria de los miembros del Consejo de
Administracion presentes.
Las resoluciones aprobadas unanimemente por todos los Consejeros fuera de
sesion tendran, para todos los efectos legals, la misma validez que si hubieran
sido adoptadas en sesion de consejo, siempre que sean confirmadas por escrito
despues de que hayan sido tomadas.
El Secretario de la Sociedad transcribira en el Libro de Sesiones del
Consejo de Administracion las resoluciones aprobadas fuera de Sesion del Consejo
de Administracion por unanimidad de los miembros de dicho Consejo, aun y cuando
no sea participe de la aprobacion de las mismas. Para tal efecto, las
resoluciones deberan constar en idioma espanol, por lo que en caso de que las
resoluciones se encuentren redactadas en idioma ingles, se autoriza al
Secretario de la Sociedad, aun y cuando no sea perito traductor, a traducir
dichas resoluciones, de tal forma que mantengan el contenido de las mismas. En
caso de controversia o diferencia de interpretacion, la version en ingles de
dichas resoluciones prevalecera sobre la traduccion al espanol realizada por el
Secretario, quien tambien debera conservar un expediente al lque se adjunte: a)
comunicado original en idioma ingles conteniendo las resoluciones adoptadas,
firmada por alguno de los funcionarios facultados por los mismos miembros del
Consejo; b) traduccion del Secretario de dichas resoluciones; y c) confirmacion
de todos los miembros del Consejo de Administracion aprobando las resoluciones
con este ultimo
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efecto, siendo suficiente que cada consejero confirme su aceptacion firmando en
original una lista a la que se adjuntara copia de las resoluciones.
DECIMA OCTAVA. El Consejo de Administracion podra designar de entre sus
miembros, uno o mas delegados para la realizacion de tareas especificas, con las
facultades que le sean expresamente conferidas en cada caso.
DECIMA NOVENA. El Administrador Unico o el Consejo de Administracion,
segun sea el caso, tendran las siguientes facultades:
a) Poder general apra pleitos y cobranzas, con las facultades mas amplias
permitidas por la ley, en terminos del primer parrafo del articulo dos mil
quinientos cincuenta y cuatro del Codigo Civil para el Distrito Federal y los
articulos correlatiuvos de cualquier otro codigo civil de las Republica Mexicana
(el "Codigo Civil"), con todas las facultades generales y especiales que
requieran clausula especial, incluyendo aquellas previstas en el articulo dos
mil quinientos ochenta y siete del Codigo Civil, por lo que estaran facultados
de una manera enunciativa pero no limitativa para: representar a la Sociedad
ante autoridades federales, estatales, municipales, administrativas y -
judiciales, ante la Secretaria del Trabajo y ante las Juntas de Conciliacion y
Arbitraje y para firmar los documentos que sean necesarios en el ejercicio de
sus facultades; para ejercitar toda clase de derechos y acciones ante cualquier
autoridad y Juntas de Conciliacion y Arbitarje; para someterse a cualquier
jurisdiccion; para promover y desistirse aun del juicio de amparo; para
presentar cargos y querellas penales y para comparecer como parte ofendida y
coadyuvar con el Ministerio Publico y otorgar perdones; para
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transigir, para comprometer en arbitros; para articular y absolver posiciones;
para aceptar y liberar toda clase de garantias; para hacer cesion de bienes y
para llevar a cabo los demas actos que esten expresamente determinados por las
ley.
b) Poder general para actos de administracion en terminos del segundo
parrafo del articulo dos mil quinientos cincuenta y cuatro del Codigo Civil
entre las que se incluyen las facultades de celebrar, modificar, cumplir y
rescindir toda clase de contratos y convenios, obtener prestamos y en general
llevar a cabo todos los actos que esten directa o indirectamente relacionados
con los objetos sociales.
c) Poder general para actos de dominio en terminos del tercer parrafo
del articulo dos mil quinientos cincuenta y cuatro del Codigo Civil incluyendo
facultades para adquirir, transferir la titularidad de, asi como gravar mediante
prenda, hipoteca o de cualquier otra forma, derechos personales y reales.
d) Poder apra emitir, aceptar, endosar y de cualquier otra manera
suscribir titulos de credito de conformidad con el articulo noveno de la Ley
General de Titulos y Operaciones de Credito.
e) Poder para conferir y revocar poderes generales y especiales dentro
del ambito de las facultades anteriormente mencionadas.
f) Establecer sucursales y agencias en cualquier parte ya sea dentro o
fuera de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y cerrar dichas sucurasales o agencias.
g) Establecer subsidiarias en cualquier parte ya sea dentro o fuera de
los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y para liquidar y disolver dichas subsidiarias.
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h) Designar y remover gerentes, funcionarios y empleados de la Sociedad
y determinar sus facultades, deberes y remuneraciones.
ASAMBLEAS DE ACCIONES
VIGESIMA. La autoridad suprema de la sociedad es la Asamblea General
Ordinaria de Accionistas, la cual podra por lo tanto adoptar toda clase de
acuerdos y ratificar todos los actos y transacciones realizadas por la sociedad.
Los acuerdos adoptados por la Asamblea de Accionistas seran implementados por el
Administrador Unico o el Consejo de Administracion, segun sea el caso, o por la
persona expresamente designada para tales efectos por la Asamblea de
Accionistas. Toda Asamblea de Accionistas se celebrara en el domicilio social,
salvo caso fortuito o fuerza mayor.
VIGESIMA PRIMERA. Las Asambleas de Accionistas seran Ordinarias o
Extraordinarias. Las Asambleas Ordinarias de Accionistas se celebraran por lo
menos una vez al ano dentro de los primeros cuatro meses posteriores al cierre
del ejercicio social. Las Asambleas Extraordinarias de - Accionistas tendran
lugar cuando sea necessario resolver cualquiera de los asuntos contenidos en el
articulo ciento ochenta y dos de la Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles.
VIGESIMA SEGUNDA. Las Asambleas de Accionistas, ya sean ordinarias o
extraordinarias, se celebraran previa convocatoria del Administrador Unico o el
Consejo de Administracion, o por cualquiera de los Comissarios en caso de
incumplimiento del Administrador Unico o del Consejo de Administracon de
conformidad con lo establecido en el articulo ciento sesenta y seis, fraccion
Sexta de la Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles. Las Asambleas se celebraran
tambien a solicitud de los accionistas en los
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terminos de los articulos ciento ochenta y cuatro y ciento ochenta y cinco de la
Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles.
Las convocatorias para las asambleas de accionistas contendran el
lugar, fecha y hora en la cual se celebrara la asamblea, asi como la mencion de
ser la primera o subsecuente convocatoria. Las convocatorias se publicaran en
uno de los periodicos de mayor circulacion en el domicilio social, con por lo
menos quince dias naturales anteriores a la fecha fijada para la asamblea. En
caso de una segunda convocatoria, se publicara dicha convocatoria por lo menos
tres dias anteriores a la fecha fijada para la asamblea. Las convocatorias para
cualquier Asamblea de Accionistas tambien deberan ser enviadas por telecopia a
cualquier accionista extranjero para asegurar su recepcion con por lo menos
quince dias de anticipacion a la fecha de la asamblea.
Los acuerdos unanimemente aprobados por todos los accionistas que no se
hayan reunido en una asamblea, tendran, para todos los efectos legales, los
mismos efectos juridicos que se se hubieran tomado en una asamblea, siempre y
cuando sean confirmados por escrito en cualquier momento posterior al cual en
que fueron tomados.
VIGESIMA TERCERA. Las Asambleas Ordinarias de Accionistas quedaran
legalmente instaladas en la primera convocatoria si los accionistas tenedores de
por lo menos el cincuenta por ciento del capital social con derecho a voto de la
sociedad se encuentran presentes o debidamente representados en dicha asamblea
y, los acuerdos ahi tomados seran validos unicamente si son aprobados por el
voto de la mayoria de los accionistas presentes en dicha asamblea. En el caso de
que una Asamblea Ordinaria no se celebre en la fecha programada por la falta de
quorum, una segunda convocatoria o
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una subsecuente convocatoria se realizara con la mencion de dicha circunstancia
y, en dicho caso, las Asambleas Ordinarias de Accionistas seran consideradas
como legalmente instaladas independientemente del numero de las acciones
presentes o representadas en la asamblea y los acuerdos adoptados seran validos
si son aprobados por el voto favorable de los presentes o representados.
VIGESIMA CUARTA. Las Asambleas Extraordinarias de Accionistas quedaran
legalmente instaladas en la primera convocatoria si los accionistas tenedores de
por lo menos el setenta y cinco por ciento del capital social con derecho a voto
de la sociedad estan presentes o debidamente representados en dicha asamblea; y
en el caso de una segunda o subsecuente convocatoria, la Asamblea Extraordinaria
de Accionistas quedara legalmente instalada si por lo menos el cincuenta por
ciento de los accionistas tenedores de las acciones representivas del capital
social con derecho a voto se encuentran presentes o debidamente representados en
cualquier asamblea. Los acuerdos tomados en Asamblea Extraordinaria de
Accionistas, ya sea en primera o subsecuentes convocatorias, seran validas si
son aprobadas por el voto favorable de los accionistas que representen, por lo
menos, la mitad del capital social con derecho a voto de la sociedad.
VIGESIMA QUINTA. Para poder asistir a las asambleas, los accionistas
deberan de acreditar su capacidad como tales por medio de su registro en el
libro de registro de acciones. Los Accionistas podran ser representados en las
asambleas por un apoderado que cuente con un poder general o especial o por un
apoderado designado por medio de carta poder.
Las asambleas de accionistas seran presididas por el
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Administrador Unico o por el Presidente del Consejo de Administracion, segun sea
el caso. En su ausencia, dichas asambleas seran presididas por la persona que
designe para tales efectos la mayoria de los asistentes de la asamblea
correspondiente. El Secretario del Consejo de Administracion actuara como
Secretario de la Asamblea de Accionistas y, en su ausencia, la persona designada
para tales efectos por los accionistas en la asamblea correspondiente. El
Presidente nombrara a uno o dos de los asistentes como escrutadores, los cuales
podran ser o no miembros del Consejo de Administracion o accionistas, para que
puedan determinar si se ha reunido el quorum legal y para contar los votos
emitidos si fuera necesario o solicitado por el Presidente de la asamblea.
VIGESIMA SEXTA. Una vez legalmente instalada la asamblea, si alguno de
los puntos del orden del dia no ha sido resuelto, dicha asamblea podra ser
pospuesta y continuara el siguiente dia habil, sin necesidad de una nueva
convocatoria.
Las actas de las Asambleas de accionistas seran registradas en el libro
de actas que conservara el Secretario, junto con un juego duplicado de las
actas, una lista de los accionistas que asistieron a la asamblea, firmada por el
escrutador, los poderes, copias de la publicacion de la convocatoria, copias de
cualquier reporte, cuentas de la sociedad y cualesquier otro documento que haya
sido presentado en la asamblea. Cuando las actas de una asamblea no puedan ser
registradas en el libro de actas, deberan protocolizarse ante notario publico.
Las actas de las Asambleas Extraordinarias de Accionistas deberan -
protocolizarse e inscribirse en el Registro Publico de Comercio del domicilio
social. Todas las actas de asambleas
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de accionistas, asi como el registro de aquellas no celebradas por falta de
quorum, deberan firmarse por el Presidente y el Secretario de la Asamblea, asi
como por los Comisarios que deberan haber asistido a cualquier asamblea.
VIGESIMA SEPTIMA. Cualquier Asamblea Ordinaria o Extraordinaria de
Accionistas estara legalmente celebrada sin necesidad de convocatoria previa si
todas las acciones representativas del capital social se encuentran presentes al
momento de la emision de los votos.
La Asamblea de Accionistas determinara la remuneracion, si tal es el
caso, a los miembros del Consejo de Administracion y a los Comisarios de la
Sociedad.
VIGILANCIA
VIGESIMA OCTAVA. La vigilancia de la Sociedad quedara confiada a uno o
mas Comisarios, tal como sea determinado por los Accionistas en una Asamblea
Ordinaria. Un Comisario Suplente podra ser designado por cada Comisario
Propietario.
Los Comisarios, por regla general, ocuparan su cargo durante un ano,
contado a partir de la fecha de su designacion, debiendo continuar en su encargo
hasta que sus sucesores tomen posesion de sus cargos.
La remuneracion que perciban los Comisarios sera determinada por los
Accionistas en una Asamblea General.
VIGESIMA NOVENA. Los Comisarios tendran las facultades y obligaciones
contenidas en el articulo ciento sesenta y seis de la Ley General de Sociedades
Mercantiles.
EJERCICIO SOCIAL Y UTILIDADES
TRIGESIMA. Los ejercicios sociales correran del primero de enero al
treinta y uno de diciembre de cada ano, con excepcion del primero que correra a
partir de la fecha de firma de esta escritura y concluira el treinta y uno de
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diciembre del ano en curso.
TRIGESIMA PRIMERA. Las utilidades netas obtenidas en cada ejercicio
social, se aplicaran conforme a lo siguiente:
a) Dicha cantidad que podra ser determinada por los accionistas debera
primeramente apartarse para la creacion o restablecimiento de la reserva legal,
segun el caso; dicha suma no sera menor al cinco por ciento de las utilidades
netas hasta que sea equivalente a una quinta parte del capital social.
b) La cantidad necesaria para pagar a los trabajadores y empleados, el
reparto de utilidades correspondiente conforme a la ley.
c) El remanente sera distribuido conforme a lo dispuesto por los
Accionistas en una asamblea especial.
DISOLUCION Y LIQUIDACION
TRIGESIMA SEGUNDA. La sociedad sera disuelta anticipadamente en caso
de:
I. Si la realizacion del objeto social se volviese imposible.
II. Por resolucion de los accionistas tomada en una Asamblea
Extraordinaria de Accionistas.
III. Si el numero de accionistas se reduce a un numero menor del minimo
legal.
IV. En caso de perdida de dos terceras partes del capital de la
sociedad, salvo que los accionistas restablezcan o reduzcan el mismo.
V. En cualquier otro caso previso en la Ley.
En caso de disolucion, la sociedad se colocara en liquidacion, la cual
sera confiada a un liquidador designado por la misma Asamblea Extraordinaria que
resuelva de la disolucion. El liquidador podra o no ser accionista de la
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sociedad y tendra la facultad de recibir la remuneracion aprobada por la
Asamblea de Accionistas. La Asamblea de Accionistas establecera un termino para
la consecucion de los encargos de liquidador, asi como las reglas generales para
la realizacion de dichas tareas.
TRIGESIMA TERCERA. Durante el proceso de liquidacion, las Asambleas de
Accionistas se celebraran de conformidad con los terminos establecidos en este
instrumento. Los Liquidadores tendran las facultades conferidas al Administrador
Unico o al Consejo de Administracion, con las limitaciones impuestas por el
proceso de liquidacion. Los Comisarios deberan realizar las mismas funciones
durante el proceso de liquidacion que en funcionamiento normal de la sociedad y
mantendran la misma relacion con los liquidadores que la mantenida con los
Consejeros.
TRIGESIMA CUARTA. En todos los asuntos que no esten especificamente
mencionados en este instrumento, se aplicaran las disposiciones de la Ley
General de Sociedades Mercantiles.
P U N T O S T R A N S I T O R I O S
PRIMERO. Los accionistas aqui reunidos en este acto celebran su Primera
Asamblea General, tomando los siguientes:
A C U E R D O S
A. El capital social de la sociedad es variable, siendo el minimo fijo
de CINCUENTA MIL PESOS, Moneda Nacional, y el variable ilimitado, dividida la
parte fija en CINCUENTA acciones ordinarias y nominativas, con valor nominal de
UN MIL PESOS, Moneda Naactional, cada una, integramente suscritas y pagadas de
la siguiente forma:
ACCIONISTAS ACCIONES VALOR
SERIE "A" SERIE "B"
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"JAFRA COSMETICS INTER CUARENTA Y CUARENTA Y NATIONAL", SOCIEDAD NUEE NUEVE MIL
PE ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VA SOS, MONEDA RIABLE, REPRESENTADA NACIONAL. POR EL SENOR
JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO. SENOR JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ UNA UN MIL PESOS, BARRIOS.
MONEDA NACIONAL.
T O T A L : CINCUENTA CINCUENTA MIL PESOS, MONEDA NACIONAL.
B. Confiar la Administracion de la Sociedad a un Consejo de
Administracion, y para tal efecto designan a las siguientes personas con los
cargos que se indician, quienes gozaran de las facultades que senala la Clausula
Decima Novena de los Estatutos Sociales.
CONSEJO DE ADMINISTRACION
MIEMBROS PROPIETARIOS
JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS PRESIDENTE
RALPH S. MASON III VICE PRESIDENTE
LAZARO FORZAN ROVIROSA TESORERO
ALBERTO MENA ADAME SECRETARIO
ELIA ZULEMA VALAZQUEZ VALENCIA VOCAL
MIEMBROS SUPLENTES
DANIEL BURKE SECRETARIO SUPLENTE
MARIA DOLORES SANCHEZ CANO GASCON VOCAL SUPLENTE
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C. Designar como Funcionarios de la Sociedad a las siguientes pesonas
con los cargos que se indican:
DIRECTOR GENERAL EJECUTIVO RONALD B. CLARK
PRESIDENTE JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS
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VICE PRESIDENTE EJECUTIVO RALPH S. MASON III
DIRECTOR GENERAL JURIDICO DANIEL BURKE
DIRECTOR DE FINANZAS LAZARO FORZAN ROVIROSA
SECRETARIO ALBERTO MENA ADAME
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Los miembros del Consejo de Administracion y Funcionarios de la
Sociedad de nacionalidad extranjera quedan advertidos que el ejercicio de su
cargo en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos queda supeditado a la previa obtencion del
permiso migratorio necesario que habra de expedir la Secretaria de Gobenacion.
D. Otorgar en favor de los senores RONALD B. CLARK, RALPH S. MASON III,
GONZALO RAMOS RUBIO, JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS y ALBERTO MENA ADAME, los
siguientes poderes de la Sociedad para ser ejercitdos conjunta, separada o
alternativamente, salvo en lo referente a las facultades mencionadas en el
inciso c), las cuales deberan ser ejercidas conjuntamente por cuando menos dos
apoderados:
a) Poder general para pleitos y cobranzas, con las facultades mas
amplias permitidas por la Ley, en terminos del primer parrafo del articulo dos
mil quinientos cincuenta y cuatro del Codigo Civil para el Distrito Federal y
los articulos correlativos de cualquier otro Codigo Civil de la Republica
Mexicana, con todas las facultades generales y especiales que requieran clausula
especial, incluyendo aquellas previstas en el articulo dos mil quinientos
ochenta y siete del Codigo Civil, por lo que estaran facultados de una manera
enunciativa pero no limitativa para: representar a la Sociedad ante autoridades
federales, estatales, municipales, administrativas y judiciales, ante la
Secretaria del Trabajo y ante las Juntas de Conciliacion y Arbitraje y para
firmar los documentos que sean necesarios en el
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ejercicio de sus facultades; para ejercitar toda clase de derechos y acciones
ante cualquier autoridad y Juntas de Conciliacion y Arbitraje; para someterse a
cualquier jurisdiccion; para promover y desistirse aun del juicio de amparo;
para presentar cargos y querellas y para comparecer como parte presentar cargos
y querellas y para comparecer como parte ofendida y coadyuvar con el Ministerio
Publico y otorgar perdones; para transigir, para compremeter en arbitros; para
articular y absolver posiciones; para aceptar y liberar toda clase de
guarantias; para hacer cesion de bienes y para llevar a cabo los demas actos que
esten expresamente determinados por la Ley.
b) Poder general para actos de administracion en terminos del segundo
parrafo del articulo dos mil quinientos cincuenta y cuatro y demas correlativos
del Codigo Civil entre las que se incluyen de manera enunciativa y no
limitativa, las facultades de celebrar, modificar, cumplir y rescindir toda
clase de contratos y convenios, obtener prestamos y en general, llevar a cabo
todos los actos que esten directa o indirectamente relacionados con los objetos
sociales.
c) Poder general para actos de dominio, con la amplitud mencionada en
el tercer parrafo del articulo dos mil quinientos cincuenta y cuatro del Codigo
Civil para el Distrito Federal y sus correlativos contenidos en los Codigos
Civiles de los Estados. Dicho poder sera tan amplio como en derecho se requiera
para contraer obligaciones en nombre de la Sociedad. Este poder otorga todas las
facultades de disposicion, incluyendo aquellas que sean necesarias para la
constitucion de gravamenes, garantias y limitaciones de dominio sobre bienes y
derechos de la Sociedad. Las facultades antes otorgadas deberan ser ejercidas
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conjuntamente por cuando menos dos apoderados.
d) Poder especial para que abran y cancelen en cualquier tipo de cuenta
bancaria o de inversion, con facultades para expedir cheques con cargo a dichas
cuentas, designar personas para que firmen en las mencionadas cuentas, asi como
revocar las designaciones que se hagan y, en general para girar, aceptar,
endosar, negociar, librar, avalar, certificar y en cualquier otra forma
suscribir titulos de credito en nombre y representacion de la Sociedad, en los
terminos mas amplios que establece el articulo noveno de la Ley General de
Titulos y Operaciones de Credito.
e) La realizacion de actos que involucren las mas amplias facultades de
administracion y direccion por lo que respecta a la planeacion, organizacion,
mando y control del personal de "JAFRAFIN", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE
y, en consecuencia, por ministerio del articulo once de la Ley Federal del
Trabajo, habran de tener el caracter de representantes legales de "JAFRAFIN",
SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE en sus relaciones con los trabajadores;
asimismo se les otorgan sin limitacion alguna, en su caracter de representantes
legales, el poder general de la Sociedad para pleitos y cobranzas, con todas las
facultades generales y aun las especiales que de acuerdo con la Ley requieran
poder o clausula especial, en los terminos del parrafo primero del articulo dos
mil quinientos cincuenta y cuatro del Codigo Civil para el Distrito Federal y
articulos correlativos en los Codigos Civiles de las entidades que integran la
Federacion. De manera enunciativa y no limitativa, se mencionan entre otras
facultades para representar a "JAFRAFIN", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE:
i) ante toda clase de autoridades administrativas y
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judiciales tanto de caracter municipal como estatal y federal, ante el Instituto
del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores, el Instituto Mexicano
del Seguro Social, inclusive por lo que respecta al Sistema de Ahorro para el
Retiro, y ante el Fondo Nacional para el Consumo de los Trabajadores, ii) ante
las Juntas de Conciliacion y de Conciliacion y Arbitraje, tanto locales como
federales, y ante las autoridades laborales a que se refiere el articulo
quinientos veintitres de la Ley Federal del Trabajo, iii) en toda clase de
procedimientos, incluyendo el de amparo, y iv) compareciendo y actuando de
acuerdo con lo dispuesto en los articulo once, seiscientos noventa y dos
fraccion segunda, ochocientos setenta y seis, setecientos ochenta y seis y demas
aplicables de la Ley Federal del Trabajo, en la etapa conciliatoria, y en la
articulacion y absolucion de posiciones, y en toda la secuela de los juicios
laborales en que "JAFRAFIN", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE sea parte o
tercera interesada.
f) Poder para conferir y revocar poderes generales y especiales dentro
del ambito de las facultades anteriormente senaladas.
E. Designar como Comisarios Propietario y Suplente de la Sociedad a los
senores ERNESTO VALENZUELA ESPINOZA y JOSE GONZALEZ SARAVIA, respectivamente.
SEGUNDO. Los comparecientes de esta escritura manifiestan:
A. Que obra en la caja de la sociedad la suma de CINCUENTA MIL PESOS,
Moneda Nacional.
B. Que los ejercicios sociales correran del primero de enero al treinta
y uno de diciembre de cada ano, con excepcion del primero que correra a partir
de la fecha de
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firma de esta escritura y concluira el treinta y uno de diciembre del ano en
curso.
YO EL NOTARIO CERTIFICO:
I. Que a mi juicio los comparecientes tienen capacidad legal para la
celebracion de este acto, y se identificaron, como sigue:
El senor JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO, con credencial para votar expedida
por el Instituto Federal Electoral con numero de folio "012324908", ano de
registro "1991", Clave de Elector "BCMRER67050709H300", Estado "09", Municipio
"010', Localidad "0001", Seccion "3176".
El senor JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS, con credencial para votar expedida
por el Instituto Federal Electoral con numero de folio "010849949", ano de
registro "1991", Clave de Elector "LPBREG41060809H600", Estado "09", Municipio
"012", Localidad "0001", Seccion "3781".
Copia fotostatica de dichas identificaciones se agregan al apendice de
esta escritura con la letra "B".
II. Que el senor JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO, en representacion de
"JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE,
manifiesta que su representada se encuentra capacitada legalmente para la
celebracion de este acto y acredita la personalidad que ostenta que no le ha
sido revocada ni en forma alguna limitada, con la certificacion que se agrega al
apendice de esta escritura con la letra "C", de la que otro ejemplar agregare a
los testimonios que de la presente se expidan.
IV. Que en este acto me exhibe:
"JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE
por conducto de su representante, su Cedula de Identificacion Fiscal con numero
de folio "F1313647",
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Clave de Registro Federal de Contribuyentes "JCI980227DD6"; y
El senor JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS su Cedula de Identificacion Fiscal
con numero de folio "AO144533", Clave de Registro Federal de Contribuyentes
"LOBE410608T92".
Copia fotostatica de dichas cedulas se agrega al apendice de este
instrumento con la letra "D".
V. Que por sus generales y advertidos de las penas en que incurren
quienes declaran falsamente, los comparecientes manifestaron ser:
El senor JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO, mexicano por nacimiento,
originario de la Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal, lugar donde nacio el dia
siete de mayo de mil novecientos sesenta y siete, casado, Licenciado en Derecho,
con domicilio en Boulevard Adolfo Lopez Mateos numero quinientos quince, en la
Colonia Tlacopac, Delegacion Alvaro Obregon, Codigo Postal cero mil cuarenta, en
esta Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal.
El senior JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS mexicano por nacimiento,
originario de la Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal, lugar donde nacio el dia
ocho de junio de mil novecientos cuarenta y uno, casado, Ejecutivo Empresarial,
con el mismo domicilio que el anterior compareciente.
VI. Que tuve a la vista los documentos citados en esta escritura.
VII. Que leida y explicada esta escritura a los comparecientes y
haciendoles saber en el mismo acto el derecho que tienen para leerla por si
mismos, manifestaron su conformidad con ella y la firmaron el dia treinta y uno
de agosto del ano dos mil, por lo que autorizo preventivamente la presente
escritura. Doy fe.
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FIRMAS DE LOS SENORES: JOSE ERNESTO BECERRIL MIRO. JOSE EUGENIO LOPEZ
BARRIOS. RUBRICAS. ANTE MI. ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON. RUBRICA. EL SELLO DE
AUTORIZAR.
NOTA DE AUTORIZACION.
AUTORIZO DEFINITIVAMENTE: Mexico, a seis de septiembre del ano dos mil.
Doy fe. ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON. RUBRICA. EL SELLO DE AUTORIZAR.
NOTAS COMPLEMENTARIAS.
NOTA PRIMERA. Con esta fecha tuve a la vista la solicitud de Inscripcion
en el Registro Federal de Contribuyentes, presentada a la Administracion Local
del Centro del Distrito Federal, y recibida en dicha dependencia el dia seis de
septiembre del ano dos mil, cuya copia fotostatica agrego al apendice de esta
escritura con la letra "E". Doy fe. Mexico, a seis de septiembre del ano dos
mil. ARMANDO GALVEZ. RUBRICA.
NOTA SEGUNDA.- Con la letra "F", agrego al apendice de esta escritura los
avisos ordenados por la Ley de Inversion Extranjera.- Doy Fe.- Mexico, Distrito
Federal, a seis de septiembre del ano dos mil.- ARMANDO GALVEZ.- RUBRICA. - - -
Para cumplir con lo dispuesto por el articulo dos mil quinientos cincuenta y
cuatro del Codigo Civil vigente en el Distrito Federal, a continuacion se
transcribe:
"ARTICULO 2554. - En todos los poderes generales para pleitos y cobranzas,
bastara que se diga que se otorga con todas las facultades gererales y las
especiales que requieran clausula especial conforme a la Ley, para que se
entiendan conferidos sin limitacion alguna.
En los poderes generales para administrar bienes, bastara expresar que se
dan con ese caracter para que el apoderado tenga toda clase de facultades
administrativas.
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En los poderes generales, para ejercer actos de dominio, bastara que se
den con ese caracter para que el apoderado tenga toda clase de facultades de
dueno, tanto en lo relativo a los bienes, como para hacer toda clase de
gestiones, a fin de defenderlos.
Cuando se quisieren limitar, en los tres casos antes mencionados, las
facultades de los apoderados, se consignaran las limitaciones o los poderes
seran especiales.
Los notarios insertaran este articulo en los testimonios de los poderes
que otorguen".
ES SEGUNDO TESTIMONIO, SEGUNDO EN SU ORDEN, QUE EXPIDO PARA "JAFRAFIN",
SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE. A FIN DE ACREDITAR SU CONSTITUCION. VA EN
VEINTISIETE PAGINAS Y PROTEGIDAS POR KINEGRAMAS. MEXICO, DISTRITO FEDERAL, A
SEIS DE SEPTIEMBRE DEL ANO DOS MIL. DOY FE.
OSCAR/FELIPE/mcr**
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Exhibit 4.10
Jose Visoso del Valle
Federal District Notary No. 92
77,869
VOLUME NUMBER EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX.
INSTRUMENT NUMBER SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE.
IN MEXICO CITY, ON THE TWENTIETH DAY OF THE MONTH OF MAY OF THE YEAR TWO
THOUSAND THREE.
JOSE VISOSO DEL VALLE, FEDERAL DISTRICT AND FEDERAL BUILDING HERITAGE NOTARY
NUMBER NINETY-TWO CERTIFIES:
THE IRREVOCABLE OWNERSHIP TRANSFER SECURITY TRUST AGREEMENT, NUMBER "F" SLANT
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY "DISTRIBUIDORA COMERCIAL JAFRA, A
CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK ("DCJ"), "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL,
A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK ("JCSA"), DIRSAMEX, A CORPORATION WITH
VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK ("DIRSAMEX"), DISTRIBUIDORA VENUS, A CORPORATION WITH
VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK ("DVSA"), "SERVIDAY", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL
STOCK ("SERVIDAY")"JAFRAFIN", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK
("JAFRAFIN"), "JAFRA COSMETICOS, A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK
("JAFRA COSMETICOS"), AND COSMETICOS Y FRAGRANCIAS, A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE
CAPITAL STOCK ("CFSA "), ALL REPRESENTED IN THIS OFFICIAL ACT BY MR. EUGENIO
LOPEZ BARRIOS AND MRS. ELSA ZULEMA VELAZQUEZ VALENCIA, referred to jointly
hereinafter as "TRUSTORS" and secondary "TRUST BENEFICIARIES", (each referred to
as a "Trustor" and jointly as the "Trustors"), who designated CREDIT SUISSE
FIRST BOSTON, acting through its subsidiary in GRAND CAYMAN ("CSFB"), as the
primary trust beneficiary (the "TRUST BENEFICIARY"), which is also acting as
guarantee agent (in that capacity, referred to hereinafter as the "GUARANTEE
AGENT") for the lenders under the Credit Agreement which is described
hereinafter; and BANKBOSTON, INCORPORATED, A MULTIPLE BANKING INSTITUTION, TRUST
DIVISION, REPRESENTED IN THIS OFFICIAL ACT BY ITS TRUST OFFICER MR. JAIME
PALOMINO ECHAVE, as trustee (the "TRUSTEE"), in accordance with the following
preamble, representations and clauses that follow the following admonition:
I, AS NOTARY, certify that I admonished the appearing parties to act truthfully
in this official act and I warned and advised them of the penalties for persons
who make false statements when being interrogated by a Federal District Notary
in performance of his duties and powers established by the Law, under the terms
of the provisions of Article One Hundred Sixty-Five of the Federal District
Notarial Statue and Article Three Hundred Eleven of the Federal District
Criminal Code, the pertinent provisions of which provide as follows:
"Article 165.- The penalty provided by Article 247 of the Criminal Codes shall
be imposed on any person who:
I.- Having been interrogated by a Federal District Notary, for the Board in
performance of the duties and powers established by the Law, or for the
Archives, fails to tell the truth;
II.- Makes false statements to a Federal District Notary which the latter
records in a legal instrument."
"Article 311.
Any person, in making a statement to an authority that is performing its duties
and functions or pursuant to the latter's duties and functions, should fail to
tell the truth in relation to the facts or acts that are the reason for the
participation of the latter, shall be penalized by a term of two to six years in
prison and a fine of one hundred to three hundred days.
If the false statement refers to the circumstances or incidents that are part of
the facts or acts that prompt action by the authority, the penalty shall be one
to three years in prison, and a fine of fifty to one hundred fifty days."
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
I. Under the Credit Agreement dated the twentieth of May of the year two
thousand three (as amended, whether in part or in toto), the "Credit Agreement",
adopted by Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc. ("JCI") and DCJ, as the borrowers
(in that capacity, referred to hereinafter as the "Borrowers"), Jafra Worldwide
Holdings (LUX) S.A.R.L., as surety (the "Controlling Company"), the Issuing Bank
(as said term is defined in the Credit Agreement, hereinafter referred to as the
"Issuing Bank"), and the lenders that are a party to same from time to time
(said creditors shall be referred to hereinafter jointly, along with the Issuing
Bank, as the "Lenders"), and CSFB, as Guarantee Agent and management agent (in
said capacity it shall be referred to hereinafter as the Management Agent"), the
Lenders agreed to grant the Borrowers (i) long term credits in the maximum
amount of US$ 50,000,000.00 (fifty million and 00/100 dollars), legal tender of
the United States of America (said currency shall be referred to hereinafter as
"Dollars") (said long term credits shall be referred to hereinafter as the "Long
Term Credits"); (ii) revolving lines of credit up to a maximum amount of US$
40,000,000.00 (forty million and 00/100 dollars) (said revolving lines of credit
shall be referred to hereinafter as the "Revolving Credits"); (iii) bridge
(swingline) loans up to the maximum amount of US$ 7,500,000.00 (seven million
five hundred thousand and 00/100 dollars) (said bridge loans shall be referred
to hereinafter as the "Bridge Loans" and shall be referred to hereinafter
jointly along with the Long Term Credits and the Revolving Credits as the
"Credits"); and (iv) letters of credit up to the maximum amount of US$
10,000,000.00 (ten million and 00/100 dollars) (said letters of credit shall be
referred to as the "Letters of Credit"), all in accordance with the terms and
subject to the conditions provided by the Credit Agreement.
II.- Under the Guarantee Agreement dated the twentieth of May of the year two
thousand three (as amended, whether in part or in toto, which shall be referred
to hereinafter as the "Guarantee Agreement), adopted by the Trustors, as
guarantors (the Trustors acting in said capacity, including each subsidiary of
JCSA or DCJ that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement in the future, shall be
referred to hereinafter jointly as the "Guarantors") and the Guarantee Agent,
acting in said capacity for the benefit of the Lenders, each of the Guarantors
irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally guaranteed and obligated itself
jointly and severally along with DCJ to make full and timely payment on the due
date (whether on the scheduled maturity date, pursuant to early maturity, or in
any other manner) of each and every one of the Guaranteed Obligations (as said
term is defined hereinafter);
III.- Under the Credit Agreement, the Lenders' obligations to make loans under
the Credits (the "Loans") and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue
Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement, are subject to various conditions
including, among other things, the adoption and signing of this Agreement by the
Trustors, specifically and precisely in accordance with the terms and conditions
provided by same.
REPRESENTATIONS
I. Each Trustor hereby represents, through its legal representatives and
under oath, that:
a) It is a corporation with variable capital stock that has been duly
organized and validly exists under
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the laws of the United States of Mexico ("Mexico"), and that it has the full
legal capacity and sufficient corporate authorizations to assume and perform its
obligations under this Agreement;
b) It is the sole lawful owner and has lawful ownership of the Assets Placed in
Trust (as said term is defined hereinafter) owned by each Trustor, which are
free of any encumbrances (as said term is defined hereinafter), options, or any
other ownership restrictions or preemptive rights of any nature, with the
exception of those contained in the lien and encumbrance certifications set
forth hereinafter, in favor of CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON;
c) no part of said Trustor's Assets Placed in Trust (i) consists of agreements,
contracts, or other type of document or instrument that according to their terms
prohibits the assignment, transfer, or pledging of same by said Trustor; and/or
(ii) is subject to any agreement, contract or other type of document or
instrument that according to their terms prohibits the assignment, transfer, or
pledging of same by said Trustor;
d) the Inventory, Equipment and Fixed Assets (as said terms are defined
hereinafter) owned by said Trustor are insured with financially sound and
reputable insurance companies, with coverage against losses and damages
generally insured by companies that engage in that type of business or a similar
business, said insurance is in amounts that are no less than the amounts that
said other companies customarily insure for under the same circumstances, said
Trustor has paid all the insurance premiums due and payable for said coverages,
and said premiums and coverages are fully in force;
e) according to the provisions of Articles Three Hundred Fifty-Four and Four
Hundred Eight of the Statute (as said term is defined hereinafter), said
Trustor's Assets Placed in Trust include, without any restriction or limitation
whatsoever, all the moveable assets that are utilized to carry out its principal
activities and therefore individual identification of said moveable assets is
not required for the purpose of executing the transfer of same to the Trustee
under the provisions of this Agreement for the purposes of the Trust, except in
the instance of the Real Properties and JCSA Shares (as said terms are defined
hereinafter), which are individually identified in this Agreement;
f) no authorization or approval whatsoever is required in order to adopt this
Agreement, nor to transfer to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust
Beneficiary, and in accordance with this Agreement, the Assets Placed in Trust
which it owns, nor to perform or carry out the obligations assumed by same under
the terms of this Agreement, which are legal, valid, and enforceable against
said Trustor under the terms of this Agreement;
g) as of this date, there does not exist and, to the best of its knowledge,
after having conducted a reasonable investigation, it has no knowledge that
there is a threat of the filing of, any action, complaint, claim, demand, or
proceeding before any court, governmental agency, or arbitrator that affects or
could affect the legality, validity, or enforceability of this Agreement, or
said Trustor's lawful ownership of the Assets Placed in Trust owned by same;
h) the adoption and performance of this Agreement does not violate or constitute
noncompliance under (i) any provision of its company bylaws or its articles of
incorporation, (ii) any contract, agreement,
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license, decision or order to which said Trustor is a party or which said
Trustor or any of its assets is subject, or (iii) any law, regulation, circular,
order, or decree of any governmental entity or department;
i) it is fully aware and agrees that the Trustee is not familiar with the Credit
Agreement or the Guarantee Agreement, nor is it obligated to know the terms of
said documents, and shall act solely in accordance with instructions as provided
by this Agreement;
(j) the person that executes this Agreement in its name and as its
representative has sufficient powers and authority, as well as the necessary
corporate authorizations to adopt this Agreement in its name, and said powers,
authority, and corporate authorizations have not been amended, revoked, or
limited in any way whatsoever; and
(k) it is its intention to irrevocably transfer the Assets Placed in Trust which
it owns to the Trustee for the Trust Purposes (as said term is defined
hereinafter) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
II.- "DVSA, in its capacity as Trustor and in addition to the representations
made by DVSA under Subsection I hereinabove, hereby represents, through its
legal representatives and under oath, that:
a).- It is the sole lawful owner of the property described in the following
public instruments (the "Real Properties");
i).- Number twenty-three thousand two hundred twenty-eight, dated the
twenty-eighth of September of one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, executed
before CARLOS ALEJANDRO DURAN LOERA, Esq., Federal District Number Eleven, the
first official transcript of which is recorded with the Federal District
Government Property Registry, on real property folio number nine million three
hundred forty-seven thousand nine hundred twenty-four, dated the fourteenth of
December of one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, which in this official act
was produced for me, and which records the sales agreement by which "REDAY", A
CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, purchased from "BIENES RAICES
PROTLALPAN", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, at a price of TWO
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE NEW PESOS AND
NINETY-NINE CENTAVOS, DOMESTIC CURRENCY, the plot of land number one of block
five hundred eighty-five of the real property tax assessment registry region
fifty-four, fronting along Avenida de las Flores, which was formerly Calzada de
Flor de Maria, Federal District, identified by official number three hundred
ninety of calle Las Flores, Tlacopac Subdivision, Villa Alvaro Obregon District,
Federal District, with the area, measurements and boundaries set forth in the
title, which are described hereinafter:
"...AREA: ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE SQUARE METERS AND SEVENTY-THREE
SQUARE CENTIMETERS.- MEASUREMENTS AND BOUNDARIES:- ON THE NORTHEAST, [a
boundary] in two segments nineteen meters, eighty centimeters and nineteen
meters in length, with the former Calzada de Flor de Maria, presently Avenida de
las Flores;- ON THE EAST, [a boundary] forty-nine meters forty centimeters in
length, with properties that belong to Angel Martin Perez, presently real
property tax assessment registry lot number nineteen of block five hundred
eighty-five of region fifty-four;- ON THE SOUTHEAST, [a boundary] sixteen meters
sixty centimeters in length with a section sold to Mrs. Ana Martinez Iborra de
Del Toro, presently real property tax assessment registry lot number sixty-one
of the aforementioned real property tax assessment registry region and block;-
ON THE SOUTH, [a boundary] thirty meters sixty centimeters in length, with
properties that were formerly owned by to Mr. Torres, presently real property
tax assessment registry lots numbers fifty-nine and sixty of the aforementioned
real property tax assessment registry region and block."
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ii).- Number twenty-three thousand two hundred twenty-four, dated the
twenty-eighth of September of one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, executed
before CARLOS ALEJANDRO DURAN LOERA, Esq., Federal District Notary Number
Eleven, the first official transcript of which is recorded with the Federal
District Government Property Registry, on real property folio number six hundred
fifty thousand six hundred sixty-two, dated the thirteenth of December of one
thousand nine hundred ninety-five, which was produced for me in this official
act, and which recorded the sales agreement by which "REDAY", A CORPORATION WITH
VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, purchased from "PROPERIFERICO, A CORPORATION WITH
VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, at a price of SIXTY-SEVEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED
SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE NEW PESOS, NINETY-NINE CENTS,
DOMESTIC CURRENCY, the building identified by the official number five hundred
fifteen of Boulevard Adolfo Lopez Mateos, in the Tlacopac Subdivision, Villa
Alvaro Obregon district, Federal District, and a plot of land on which it was
constructed identified as a property comprised of Sections "A", "B", "C", and
"D" and sections one and two, resulting from the joining of the plots of land of
the Hacienda de Guadalupe Subdivision in San Angel, Alvaro Obregon, Federal
District, with the area, measurements and boundaries which are set forth in the
deed and which are described hereinafter:
"....AREA: NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINE SQUARE METERS AND EIGHT SQUARE
CENTIMETERS.- MEASUREMENTS AND BOUNDARIES:- TO THE EAST, [a boundary] two
hundred twelve meters and seventy-five centimeters in length with Boulevard
Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Anillo Periferico Sur:- ON THE SOUTH, (a vertex of land)
four meters fifty centimeters in length along a pancoupe formed by the
aforementioned Boulevard Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Anillo Periferico Sur and calle
Barranca de Pilares;- ON THE SOUTHEAST, [a boundary] one hundred forty-eight
meters, twenty centimeters in length, with calle Barranca de Pilares;- ON THE
NORTHWEST, [a boundary] twenty-four meters in length, with properties that are
or were owned by Mr. Octavio Reyno Ruiz and Mr. Pedro Tellez;- ON THE NORTHEAST,
[a boundary] twenty meters in length with properties that are or were owned by
Mr. Aurelio Diaz Noriega;- ON THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST, [a boundary] forty-four
meters, ten centimeters in length, with properties that are or were owned by Mr.
Alejandro Moncada Angeles and Mr. Emilio Rivera;- ON THE NORTHEAST, [a boundary]
twenty-nine meters seventy centimeters in length, with properties that are or
were owned by Mr. Emilio Rivera;- ON THE NORTHWEST, [a boundary] one hundred
forty meters thirty centimeters, in length, with properties that are or were
owned by Mr. Emilio Rivera;- and ON THE NORTHEAST, [a boundary] that completes
the polygon, two meters seventy-five centimeters in length, with property that
is or was owned by Mrs. Guadalupe Saavedra de Ayala, presently fronting on
Boulevard Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Anillo Periferico Sur...."
iii).- Number twenty-three thousand two hundred twenty-five, dated the
twenty-eighth of September of one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, executed
before CARLOS ALEJANDRO DURAN LOERA, Esq., Federal District Notary Number
Eleven, the first official transcript of which is recorded with the Federal
District Government Property Registry on real property folio number six hundred
eighty-three thousand five hundred seventeen, dated the fourteenth of December
of one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, which was produced for me in this
official act, and which recorded the sales agreement by which "REDAY", A
CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, purchased from "PROFERROCARRIL", A
CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, at a price of TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY NEW PESOS NINETY-TWO CENTAVOS
DOMESTIC CURRENCY, the plot of land number eighteen of block five hundred
eighty-two of the real estate tax assessment registry region fifty-four,
identified by official number five hundred seventy-four of calle Romulo
O'Farril, in the Tlacopac subdivision, Villa Alvaro Obregon district, Federal
District, with the area, measurements and boundaries which are set forth in the
deed and which are described hereinafter:
"....AREA: EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-ONE SQUARE METERS AND NINE SQUARE CENTIMETERS.-
MEASUREMENTS AND BOUNDARIES:- ON THE NORTH, [a boundary] twenty meters in
length with
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the Mexico-Cuernavaca railroad track, presently calle Ferrocarril de
Cuernavaca;- ON THE EAST, [a boundary] sixty-one meters fifty centimeters in
length with a portion created by the subdivisions of the aforementioned joining
of lots, presently real estate tax assessment registry lot number nineteen of
the same block and region;- ON THE SOUTH, [a boundary] ten meters in length with
property sold to Mr. Carlos Lopez, presently real estate tax assessment registry
lot number thirteen of the same block and region;- ON THE WEST, [a boundary]
sixty-four meters four centimeters in length with properties that are or were
owned by Mrs. Kawage, presently real estate tax assessment registry lot numbers
thirty-five, thirty-three, and seventeen of the aforementioned block and
region...."
(iv)- Number twenty-three thousand two hundred twenty-six, dated the
twenty-eighth of September of one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, executed
before CARLOS ALEJANDRO DURAN LOERA, Esq., Federal District Notary Number
Eleven, the first official transcript of which is recorded with the Federal
District Government Property Registry, on real property folio number six hundred
eighty-three thousand five hundred eighteen, dated the fourteenth of December of
one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, which was produced for me in this
official act, and which recorded the sales agreement by which "REDAY", A
CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, purchased from "PROFERROCARRIL", A
CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, for a price of THREE MILLION TWO
HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE PESOS, EIGHTY CENTAVOS,
DOMESTIC CURRENCY, a plot of land number nineteen of block five hundred
eighty-two, real estate tax assessment registry region fifty-four, fronting on
calle Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca, identified by official number five hundred
seventy-eight of calle Romulo O'Farril in the Tlacopac subdivision, Villa Alvaro
Obregon district, Federal District, with the area, measurements and boundaries
which are set forth in the deed and which are described hereinafter:
"....AREA: ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTEEN SQUARE METERS AND FORTY-ONE SQUARE
CENTIMETERS.- MEASUREMENTS AND BOUNDARIES:- ON THE NORTH, [a boundary] in two
segments sixteen meters thirteen centimeters and eleven meters seventy-two
centimeters in length, with the right of way of the Cuernavaca railroad,
presently Calle Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca;- ON THE EAST, [a boundary] fifty-six
meters two centimeters in length with real estate tax assessment registry lot
number twelve of the same block and region, resulting from the aforementioned
joining of lots and subdivision; ON THE SOUTH, [a boundary] twenty meters in
length, with real property tax assessment registry property lot number twelve of
the same block and region, which properties which were previously owned by Mrs.
Viuda de Pena; ON THE WEST, [a boundary] sixty-one meters fifty centimeters in
length with real estate tax assessment registry property lot number eighteen,
resulting from the aforementioned joining of lots and subdivision..."
v).- Number twenty-three thousand two hundred twenty-seven, dated the
twenty-eighth of September of one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, executed
before CARLOS ALEJANDRO DURAN LOERA, Esq., Federal District Notary Number
Eleven, the first official transcript of which is recorded with the Federal
District Government Property Registry, on real property folio number six hundred
eighty-three thousand five hundred nineteen, dated the thirtieth of January of
one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, which was produced for me in this official
act, and which recorded the sales agreement by which "REDAY", A CORPORATION WITH
VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, purchased from "PROFERROCARRIL", A CORPORATION WITH
VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, for a price of ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR NEW PESOS THIRTY CENTAVOS, DOMESTIC CURRENCY, a plot
of land number twenty of block five hundred eighty-two of real estate tax
assessment registry region fifty-four, fronting on calle Ferrocarril fronting on
calle Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca, identified by official number five hundred
seventy of calle Romulo O'Farril in the Tlacopac subdivision, Villa Alvaro
Obregon district, Federal District, with the area, measurements and boundaries
which are set forth in the deed and which are described hereinafter:
"....AREA: SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE SQUARE METERS THIRTY-THREE SQUARE
CENTIMETERS.- MEASUREMENTS AND BOUNDARIES:- ON THE NORTH, [a boundary] twenty
meters in length with the Cuernavaca railroad right of way, presently calle
Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca;-
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TO THE EAST, [a boundary] forty-two meters ninety-two centimeters in length with
properties that were formerly owned by Mrs. Micaela Arias, presently real estate
tax assessment registry property lot number twenty-one of the [aforementioned]
block and region;- ON THE SOUTH, [a boundary] eleven meters fifty centimeters in
length with properties previously owned by Mrs. Viuda de Pena, presently real
property tax assessment registry property lot number of the same block and
region; ON THE WEST, [a boundary] fifty-six meters two centimeters in length
with property resulting from the aforementioned joining of lots and subdivision,
presently real estate tax assessment registry property lot number nineteen of
the aforementioned block and region."
b).- That the real properties covered by this transaction represent a credit in
the amount of TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, LEGAL TENDER OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, in favor of CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON. With the exception of the
aforementioned, they have no encumbrances nor limitations on their ownership,
and there is no decree whatsoever in regard to same that establishes from
provisions, designated uses, and uses, or reservations, as is documented by the
certificates of non-encumbrance which were submitted to the Director of the
Federal District Government Property Registry, on the twenty-seventh day of
March of the year two thousand three, and issued on the twenty-eighth day of
March of the year two thousand three, which I inserted in the appendix to this
instrument under the letters "A" one through "A" five.
c).- It has paid its property and water assessments, according to the
statements, photocopies of which I have compared with their originals and have
added to the appendix to this instrument under the letters "B" one and "B" two,
and that to date it has covered the contributions related to the notice referred
to by Clause Twenty-Six of this instrument.
d).- The description of the property and the description of the buildings, floor
space, approximate age, and state of preservation are those that appear in the
appraisals which are inserted in the appendix to this instrument under the
letters "C" one through "C" five.
e).-It has obtained all the permits and authorizations of any nature which are
legally required in relation to the Real Properties, which are fully valid, with
the exception of contributions in insignificant amounts the failure to make
timely payment of which, or with the exception of permits and authorizations
failure to obtain which does not have and is not expected to have a significant
adverse effect on the value of the Real Properties or other rights of the
Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary under this Agreement;
f).- It is its intention to irrevocably transfer the Real Properties to the
Trustee for the Trust Purposes in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement; and
g).- The Real Properties are an integral part of DVSA's Assets Placed in Trust,
and each and every one of the representations made by DVSA under Subsection I
hereinabove shall be considered to be made, to the extent applicable, with
respect to (i) the Real Properties; and (ii) DVSA's capacity, right, and
authority to transfer the Real Properties to the Trustee for the Trust Purposes
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
III. "JCSA", in its capacity as Trustor and in addition to the representations
made by JCSA under Subsection I hereinabove, hereby declares, through its legal
representatives and under oath, that:
a).- it is the sole legal owner of the shares representing the capital stock of
Dirsamex, DVSA, Serviday, Jafrafin, CPSA, and Jafra Cosmetics, which are
described in detail in the document which is appended to this Agreement, which I
inserted in the appendix to this instrument under the latter "D" (collectively,
the "JCSA Shares");
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b).-The JCSA Shares (i) have been duly and validly issued by Dirsamex, DVSA,
Serviday, Jafrafin, CPSA, and Jafra Cosmetics, as the case may be; and (ii) are
fully subscribed and paid in by JCSA;
c).- The JCSA Shares are free of any Encumbrances, options, or any other
limitations on ownership or preemptive rights of any nature;
d).- It is its intention to irrevocably transfer the JCSA Shares to the Trustee
for the Trust Purposes in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; and
e) The JCSA Shares are an integral part of JCSA's Assets Placed in Trust, and
each and every one of the representations made by JCSA under Subsection I
hereinabove shall be considered to be made, to the extent applicable, in regard
to (i) the JCSA Shares; and (ii) JCSA's capacity and authority to transfer the
JCSA Shares to the Trustee for the Trust Purposes in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement.
IV.- The Trustee hereby represents that:
a).- It is a duly organized and validly existing corporation under the laws of
Mexico, is authorized to operate as a credit institution and to provide trust
services;
b).- It wishes to adopt this Agreement in order to accept its appointment as
Trustee, and perform each and every one of the actions necessary or appropriate
to achieve the Trust Purposes (as said term is defined hereinafter) as well as
to perform its obligations under the provisions of this Agreement;
c).- It does not require any authorization or approval whatsoever in order to
adopt this Agreement, nor to perform or carry out the obligations assumed by
same under the terms of this Agreement, which are legal, valid, and enforceable
against the Trustee under the terms of this Agreement; and
d).- Its trust representatives have sufficient powers and authority, as well as
the necessary corporate authorizations to adopt this Agreement in its name, and
said powers, authority, and corporate authorizations have not been revoked or
limited in any way whatsoever.
ON THE BASIS OF THE FOREGOING, on the basis of the Preamble and the
Representations contained in this Agreement, which constitute a determining
reason for the decision of the Trust Beneficiary to adopt this Credit Agreement,
the parties executed the following:
CLAUSES
ONE.- SELECT DEFINED TERMS.
(a) As they are employed in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
"JCSA Shares" shall have the meaning attributed to the term in Representation
III (a), and shall also include, without any restriction or limitation
whatsoever, any other shares that, under the Credit Agreement and this
Agreement, are or should be transferred by JCSA to the Trustee in the future in
accordance with this Agreement.
"Borrowers" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the Historical
Background to this Agreement.
"Lenders" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the Historical
Background to this Agreement.
"Guarantee Agent" has the meaning attributed to it in the preamble to this
Agreement.
"Management Agent" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the
Historical Background to this Agreement.
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"Collection Agents" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve,
Subsection (e), Number Two.
"Shareholder Meeting" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Eleven,
Subsection (a).
"Distribution Notice" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Eleven,
Subsection (b).
"Share Exercise Notice" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve,
Subsection e), Number 3 (B).
"Remaining Asset Exercise Notice" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause
Twelve, Subsection e), Number 4(B).
"Trustee Notice" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve, Subsection
(a).
"Possible Buyers Notice" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve,
Subsection (e).
"Issuing Bank" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the Historical
Background to this Agreement.
"Assets Placed in Trust" means, with respect to each Trustor, any of the
following moveable assets which have been described in a general manner,
ownership of which has been transferred by said Trustor to the Trustee for the
Trust Purposes for the benefit of the Trust Beneficiary, acting in its capacity
as Guarantee Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, regardless of their location,
which are existing as of this date, or which should be acquired or generated
subsequent to this date including, without any restriction or limitation
whatsoever: (a) all Accounts Receivable; (b) all the Inventory; (c) all the
Equipment and Fixed Assets; (d) all the Intangible Assets; (e) all the
Instruments; and (f) all the cash and all proceeds and/or earnings from any and
all the aforementioned items including, without any restriction or limitation
whatsoever, insurance proceeds; which, in accordance with Articles Three Hundred
Fifty-Four and Four Hundred Eight of the Statute include, without limitation,
all the moveable assets utilized by said Trustor to carry out its principal
business activity; with the understanding that, with respect to JCSA, the term
"Assets Placed in Trust" shall also include all the JCSA Shares, as well as all
other shares, partnership interests, or equity stakes in the capital stock of
any company or person, including trusts, that JCSA should come to own and/or
hold during the term of this Agreement.
"Real Properties" has the meaning attributed to it in Representation II(a).
"Remaining Assets" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve, Subsection
(e), Number Four.
"Letters of Credit" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the
Historical Background to this Agreement.
"Distribution Circumstance" means (a) nonperformance (i) by DCJ of any of its
obligations under the Credit Agreement which constitutes an Event of Default (as
said term is defined in the Credit Agreement) and which continues once the grace
periods contemplated by the Credit Agreement, if any, have been exhausted; (ii)
by any Guarantor of any of its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, to the
extent that it constitutes an Event of Default (as said term is defined in the
Credit Agreement) under the Credit Agreement and/or (iii) by any Trustor, of any
of its obligations
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under this Agreement, to the extent that it constitutes an Event of Default (as
said term is defined in the Credit Agreement) under the Credit Agreement; and/or
(b) that any of the representations made by any Trustor under this Agreement is
false, incorrect, or inaccurate with respect to any significant aspect as of the
date on which it was (or should be considered) made, to the extent that it
constitutes an Event of Default (as said term is defined in the Credit
Agreement) under the Credit Agreement.
"CFSA" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
"Credit Agreement" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the
Historical Background to this Agreement.
"Guarantee Agreement" has the meaning attributed to it in Section II of the
Historical Background to this Agreement.
"Controlling Company" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the
Historical Background to this Agreement.
"Share Auction Notice" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve,
Subsection (e), Number Three (B).
"Remaining Assets Auction Notice" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause
Twelve, Subsection (e), Number Four (B).
"Credits" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the Historical
Background to this Agreement.
"Long Term Credits" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the
Historical Background to this Agreement.
"Bridge Loans" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the Historical
Background to this Agreement.
"Revolving Credits" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the
Historical Background to this Agreement.
"CSFB" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
"Trust Account" means account number EIGHT TWO ZERO ONE NINE SIX ZERO, CODE ONE
ZERO SEVEN ONE EIGHT ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO EIGHT TWO ZERO ONE NINE SIX ZERO
NINE, ACCOUNT HOLDER BANK BOSTON, TRUST "F" SLANT ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN,
opened by the Trustee with BankBoston, Incorporated, Multiple Banking
Institution, pursuant to instructions by the Trustors and the Trust Beneficiary,
solely and exclusively for the purposes and effects provided by this Agreement.
"Accounts Receivable" means and includes, with respect to each Trustor, all
present or future accounts or instruments of said Trustor including, without any
limitation or restriction whatsoever, all the rights of said Trustor to payment
for assets sold or rented, or to be sold or rented, or for services provided or
to be provided, regardless of the manner in which they were was documented,
manifested or incurred, along with all the assets or goods that have been
returned or which said Trustor has repossessed, and all the books, records,
computer tapes, programs, and accounting books generated by said accounts and/or
instruments, whether they are currently owned by said Trustor, or which should
be subsequently acquired or generated by the Trustor subsequent to this date.
"DCJ" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
"Share Deposit" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve, Subsection
(e), Number 3(C).
"Deposit for the Remaining Assets" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause
Twelve, Subsection (e), Number 4(C).
"Voting Rights" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Seven, Subsection
(a).
"Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or any other day on
which commercial banks in New York City, United States of America and in Mexico
City, Mexico, are authorized or required by law to be open.
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"Dirsamex" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
"Distribution" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Seven, Subsection (c).
"Dollars" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the Historical
Background to this Agreement.
"DVSA" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
"Equipment and Fixed Assets" means, with respect to each Trustor, all the
equipment, fixed assets, and improvements of said Trustor, whether currently
owned by it to or which should be acquired by it in the future, regardless of
their location including, without any limitation or restriction whatsoever, all
the machinery, furniture, furnishings, rental improvements, computer equipment,
books, records, motor vehicles, trucks, working inventory, molds, and tools
utilized or useful in operating the businesses of said Trustor.
"Trust Beneficiary" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this
Agreement.
"Trustors" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
"Trustee" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
"Trust Purposes" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Four.
"Guarantors" has the meaning attributed to it in Section II of the Historical
Background to this Agreement.
"Encumbrance" means, in relation to any property or assets, any mortgage,
encumbrance, lien, pledge, charge, or any other security lien or any preemption
agreement regarding said property or assets which has the practical effect of
creating a lien or encumbrance on said property or asset.
"Trust Estate Taxes" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Nine, Subsection
(c).
"Continuation Instruction" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve,
Subsection (d).
"Suspension Instruction" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve,
Subsection (d).
"Instruments" means, in with respect to each Trustor, all the cash instruments,
credit instruments, securities, property deeds, securities accounts, contracts
with respect to moveable assets, movable asset proceeds and accounts including,
without any restriction or limitation whatsoever, instruments and letters of
credit which document, represent, are generated by, or exist the with respect
to, in relation to, guarantee or support payment of, any of the Accounts
Receivable, whether they are currently owned by said Trustor or should be
acquired by same subsequent to this date or in regard to which said Trustor
currently or in the future should have or acquire any rights.
"Intangible Assets" means, with respect to each Trustor, in general, all the
intangible assets owned by said Trustor, which currently exist or which in the
future it should acquire or generate including, without any restriction or
limitation whatsoever, trust rights, all trademarks, royalties, tax rebates, tax
rebate rights, patents, trade names, service trademarks, intellectual property
rights, heliographs, projects, designs, trade secrets, plans, diagrams,
schematics, related samples and assembly materials, domains, client lists, books
and records, software and computer programs, and any and all rights held by said
Trustor and the commercial business of said Trustor in relation to the
foregoing.
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"Inventory" means, with respect to each Trustor, all the inventory of said
Trustor, whether currently owned by it or which should be acquired by it in the
future, regardless of location including, without any restriction or limitation
whatsoever, all the goods and assets which said Trustor possesses for the
purpose of the sale or leasing of same or which have been supplied or are to be
supplied under service contracts or contract of any other similar or analogous
nature, all the goods and assets which it possesses for the display or
demonstration purposes, goods under rental or under consignment, parts,
replacement parts, repossessed goods, all raw materials, finished goods and
semi-finished goods, and products utilized or consumed by said Trustor in its
businesses, along with all ownership documents, warehouse receipts, merchandise
warrants, bills of lading, or delivery orders for each and every portion of the
aforementioned items.
"Jafra Cosmetics" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this
Agreement.
"Jafrafin" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the Historical
Background to this Agreement.
"JCI" has the meaning attributed to it in Section I of the Historical Background
to this Agreement.
"JCSA" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
"Statute" means the General Securities and Credit Transactions Statute, as
amended from time to time.
"Highest Bidder for the Shares" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause
Twelve, Subsection (e), Number 3(C).
" Highest Bidder for the Remaining Assets" has the meaning attributed to it in
Clause Twelve, Subsection (e), Number Four (C).
"Mexico" has the meaning attributed to it in Representation 1(a).
"Performance Notice" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve,
Subsection (b).
"Termination Notice" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Five.
"Guaranteed Obligations" means jointly or severally, as required by the context,
(i) each and every one of the obligations of any nature that are the
responsibility of the Trustors, in their capacity as Guarantors under the
Guarantee Agreement; (ii) each and every one of the obligations of any nature
that is the responsibility of DCJ under the Credit Agreement or any other
contract, agreement, document, or instrument related to same; and (iii) each and
every one of the obligations of any nature that is the responsibility of the
Trustors under this Agreement.
"Trust Estate" means collectively the present or future Assets Placed in Trust
by each Trustor, and any other assets of any nature that have been transferred
or that should be transferred in the future to the Trustee in accordance with
this Agreement.
"Pesos" means the currency that is the legal tender of Mexico.
"Peremptory Period" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve,
Subsection (b).
"Possible Buyers" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve, Subsection
(e).
"Base Price of the Shares" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve,
Subsection (e), Number Three (A).
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"Base Price of the Remaining Assets" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause
Twelve, Subsection (e), Number Four (A).
"Loans" has the meaning attributed to it in Section roman numeral three of the
Preamble to this Agreement.
"Unpaid Balance" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Twelve, Subsection
(e), Number Three (B) or Four (B), as applicable.
"Serviday" has the meaning attributed to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
"Issuing Companies" means Dirsamex, DVSA, Serviday, Jafrafin, CPSA, and Jafra
Cosmetics, as the companies that are the issuers of JCSA Shares, as applicable,
also including any other company or person, including trusts, in regard to which
JCSA owns or holds or should come to own or hold shares, partnership interests,
and other stakes in the capital stock and/or assets of said company or person,
during the term of this Agreement.
b).- Interpretation of Defined Terms. The definition of terms in this Clause One
shall apply both to the singular and the plural form of said terms. When the
context so requires, any pronouns shall encompass the pertinent masculine,
feminine, or neuter form. Barring express provisions to the contrary, all
references to the numbers or letters of Clauses, sections, subsections, or
subparagraphs refer to Clauses, sections, subsections or subparagraphs of this
Agreement, and all references to the Appendixes refer to the Appendixes attached
to and incorporated into this Agreement by reference. It shall be understood
that the words (i) "in these presents", "of theses presents", "in accordance
with theses presents", "hereinafter in these presents" and words with similar
meanings refer to this Agreement as a whole, not to any particular Clause,
section, subsection or subparagraph of the Agreement; (ii) "include", "includes"
and "including" shall be followed by the phrase "without any restriction or
limitation whatsoever", barring express provisions to the contrary; and (iii)
"asset" and/or "property" have the same meaning and effect and refer to each and
every one of the tangible and intangible assets, goods, and property, including
cash, shares and/or equity stakes in the capital stock of any company or person,
securities, revenues, accounts, lease and contractual rights.
Likewise, it shall be considered that any reference to (i) any contract,
agreement, or instrument encompasses a reference to said contract, agreement, or
instrument as amended from time to time, whether in part or in toto, and (ii)
any law or regulation includes amendments to same from time to time or to any
law or regulations superseding same.
TWO.- ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUST AND APPOINTMENT OF THE TRUSTEE.
For the purpose of irrevocably guaranteeing timely and proper performance of
each and every one of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Trustors hereby
irrevocably transfer ownership and rights to all of their respective (present
and future) Assets Placed in Trust to the Trustee for the Trust Purposes, along
with everything pertaining to same de facto and de jure, free of all
Encumbrances and without any limitation or reservation of ownership control
whatsoever, in accordance with the provisions of Articles Seven Hundred Fifty,
Seven Hundred Fifty-Two, Seven Hundred Fifty-Three, Seven Hundred Fifty-Four,
and Two Thousand Ninety and other applicable Articles of the Federal Civil Code
and the correlative Articles of the Civil Codes of each of the federal entities
of Mexico, and the Federal District.
In order to complete and execute the transfer of ownership of JCSA Shares to the
Trustee, JCSA hereby delivers to the Trustee (i) the certificates constituting
the supporting documentation for the JCSA Shares, duly endorsed to transfer
ownership to the Trustee; (ii) a copy of the entries made in the stock ledgers
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Dirsamex, DVSA, Serviday, Jafrafin, CPSA, and Jafra Cosmetics and duly certified
by the Secretary of the Boards of Directors of said Issuing Companies (in
accordance with the terms of the format which is attached to this agreement)
which I inserted in the appendix to this instrument under the letter "E", and
which certifies that, on this date, the transfer of the JCSA Shares to the
Trustee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement was duly recorded in the
stock ledgers of each of the aforementioned Issuing Companies.
The Trustee hereby (i) accepts appointment as trustee under this Agreement and
obligates itself to faithfully perform the Trust Purposes and all the
obligations assumed by the Trustee under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii)
recognizes and accepts ownership of the Trust Estate for the benefit of the
Trust Beneficiary, and agrees to hold said ownership for the Trust Purposes. The
Trustee is hereby authorized to take any and all action that should be necessary
in order to achieve the Trust Purposes in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, and agrees not to take action or refrain from taking action that may
impede the accomplishment of the Trust Purposes.
THREE.- PARTIES TO THE TRUST. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE:
The Trustors and Secondary Trust Beneficiaries:
i).- Jafra Cosmetics International, a Corporation with Variable Capital Stock,
with respect to the Assets Placed in Trust by JCSA including, with that any
restriction or limitation whatsoever, the JCSA Shares;
ii) Dirsamex, a Corporation with Variable Capital Stock, with respect to the
Assets Placed in Trust by Dirsamex;
(iii) Distribuidora Venus, a Corporation with Variable Capital Stock, with
respect to the Assets Placed in Trust by DVSA including, without any restriction
or limitation whatsoever, the Real Properties;
(iv) Serviday, a Corporation with Variable Capital Stock, with respect to the
Assets Placed in Trust by Serviday;
(v) Jafrafin, a Corporation with Variable Capital Stock, with respect to the
Assets Placed in Trust by Jafrafin;
(vi) Jafra Cosmetics, a Corporation with Variable Capital Stock, with respect
to the Assets Placed in Trust by Jafra Cosmetics;
Cosmeticos y Fragrancias, a Corporation with Variable Capital Stock, with
respect to the Assets Placed in Trust by CPSA; and
Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, a Corporation with Variable Capital Stock, with
respect to the Assets Placed in Trust by DCJ.
Trustee: BankBoston, Incorporated, a Multiple Banking Institution, Trust
Division.
Trust Beneficiary
Primary: Credit Suisse First Boston, Grand Cayman subsidiary.
FOUR.- TRUST PURPOSES. The purposes of this Agreement (the "Trust Purposes") are
to guarantee the timely and proper performance and payment of each and every one
of the Obligations Guarantees for the benefit of the Trust Beneficiary. For such
purposes and effects the Trustee must:
a).- Be the sole lawful owner and possessor of the Trust Estate (as same may
decrease or increase from time to time, in accordance with the terms provided by
this Agreement), free of all Encumbrances and without any reservation or
limitation of ownership control whatsoever, during the term of this Agreement,
and in any event, until the timely and proper performance of each and every one
of the Guaranteed Obligations, and until such time as the Trust Beneficiary has
delivered a Termination Notice to the Trustee;
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b).- Carry out the distribution procedure provided by Clause Twelve, when the
Trustee receives a Distribution Notice from the Trust Beneficiary, in accordance
with the prior written instructions of the Trust Beneficiary, and in accordance
with the terms described in Clause Twelve.
c).- Pursuant to receipt of the Termination Notice, return ownership of the
Trust Estate to the pertinent Trustors, solely and exclusively in accordance
with the prior written instructions of the Trust Beneficiary contained in said
Termination Notice, and in accordance with the terms described in Clause Five;
d).- Submit (i) to the Trust Beneficiary any information or documentation
received by the Trustee from any of the Trustors within 2 (two) Business Days
following receipt of same by the Trustee; and (ii) to the Trustors any
information or documentation received by the Trustee from the Trust Beneficiary
within 2 (two) Business Days following receipt of same by the Trustee unless, in
both instances, another time frame is provided by the Agreement;
e).- Open and maintain the Trust Account for the purposes and effects
provided by this Agreement;
f).- Submit to the Trust Beneficiary and the Trustors, within 5 (five) calendar
days following the end of each calendar, an account statement for the Trust
Estate; with the understanding, however, that the Trustee shall submit any
report or information regarding the Trust Estate that is requested by the
parties no later than 3 (three) Business Days following the date on which the
Trustee receives said request in writing;
g).- In general, take each and every one of the actions and carry out all the
instructions issued by the Trust Beneficiary and/or the Trustors, as the case
may be, in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement.
FIVE.- TERM OF THE AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall remain fully in effect until
such time as: (a) a Distribution Circumstance occurs and the Trust Estate is
distributed in its entirety in accordance with the distribution procedure
provided by Clause Twelve; (b) there occurs any of the circumstances provided by
Article Three Hundred Ninety-Two of the General Securities and Credit
Transactions Statute (with the exception of the circumstance provided by Section
VI of said Article) that are compatible with the nature of this Agreement; or
(c) the Trust Beneficiary, in accordance with the written instructions of the
Lenders, delivers to the Trustee a termination notice ratified before a Notary
Public in Mexico, who shall be instructed to submit said termination notice to
the pertinent Government Commercial and Property Registries (the "Termination
Notice"). The Termination Notice must (i) be prepared substantially in the same
terms as the format which is attached as appendix to this instrument under the
letter "F" and (ii) be delivered by the Trust Beneficiary to the Trustee (with
copy to the Trustors), ratified before a Notary Public in Mexico, within 10
(ten) Business Days following the date on which the Guaranteed Obligations have
been duly paid, satisfied, and performed in a timely manner. At the point in
time that the Trust Beneficiary delivers the Termination Notice to the Trustee,
as provided by this Clause, and the Trustee returns ownership of the Trust
Estate to the pertinent Trustors in accordance with the provisions of same, this
Agreement shall terminate.
SIX. USE OF THE TRUST ESTATE; INSPECTION RIGHTS.
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(a) In the manner expressly permitted in accordance with the terms expressly
provided under the Credit Agreement and this Agreement, and provided there is no
Distribution Circumstance, each Trustor shall be authorized to:
i) Make use of the Assets Placed in Trustee by said Trustor, as well as combine
them with others and employ them in the production of other goods, provided in
the last two instances the value of same does not decrease and the goods
produced become part of the Assets Placed in Trustee by said Trustor in
accordance with this Agreement;
ii).- Collect and utilize the earnings and proceeds from the Assets Placed in
Trustee by said Trustor, except with respect to the JCSA Shares, which shall be
subject to the provisions of Clause Seven; and
(iii).- sell the Assets Placed in Trustee by said Trustor during the normal
course of its principal business activities (with the exception of the JCSA
Shares and the Real Properties, which may not be sold except with the prior
written consent of the Trust Beneficiary), without any liability or
responsibility for the Trustee and the Trustors (in the latter instance,
provided that the sales are carried out in accordance with the express
provisions of this Clause Six), in which case the trust guarantee established
under this Agreement and the rights to legal action against good faith buyers
shall cease to be valid, and the assets or rights that said Trustor receives or
has the right to receive in payment for the sale of the aforementioned assets
shall be allocated to the trust. --
b).- In the event a Distribution Circumstance occurs and persists and/or the
Trustee has received a Distribution Notice from the Trust Beneficiary, all the
rights granted to the Trustor under Subsection (a) hereinabove shall
automatically terminate, and pursuant to receipt of a Distribution Notice from
the Trust Beneficiary, the Trustee must follow the procedures established by
Clause Twelve. To the extent expressly permitted and in accordance with the
terms expressly provided under the Credit Agreement, the Trustors shall have the
right to carry out, during the ordinary course of business operations,
inter-company transactions that are necessary or appropriate in order to carry
out their business operations.
c).- In accordance with the provisions of Article Four Hundred Four of the
Statute, the Trustee, the Trust Beneficiary, and each of the Lenders (or any
person or persons designated by same) shall have the right, at their complete
discretion, to visit any place of business of the Trustors, as often and with
the frequency that they reasonably request, by means of advance written notice
to the Trustor in question at least 5 (five) Business Days in advance (unless
there is a Distribution Circumstance, in which case said prior notice shall not
be required), without obstructing or delaying the operations of the Trustors and
to examine, inspect, and audit each and every part of the Trust Estate and to
examine, inspect, audit, review, and obtain copies and abstracts of the books,
records, publications, orders, receipts, and correspondence or any other
information of the Trustors in relation to the Trust Estate, the business of the
Trustors, or any other transaction among the parties to this Agreement, and each
of them shall be entitled to discuss the affairs, finances, and accounts of the
Trustors with their respective officials or directors and with their respective
independent certified public accountants (in which discussions representatives
of the Trustor in question may be present is said Trustor so wishes).
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SEVEN. VOTING AND ADMINISTERING SHARES.
a).- Provided there is no Distribution Circumstance and/or the Trustee has not
received a Distribution Notice from the Trust Beneficiary, JCSA shall be
authorized to exercise the voting rights and other corporate rights pertaining
to the JCSA Shares (the "Voting Rights"). For such purposes and effects, the
Trustee (acting on the instructions of the Trust Beneficiary) hereby grants to
JCSA a special power of attorney which is as broad as allowed by law, so that
JCSA or any authorized representative of JCSA, in representation of the Trustee,
may attend shareholder meetings or partner meetings, as the case may be, of any
Issuing Company (each of which is a "Shareholder Meeting) and exercise the
pertinent Voting Rights, with the understanding, however, that JCSA shall not
have the right to exercise or instruct its authorized representatives to
exercise the Voting Rights (except in relation to any transaction permitted
under the Credit Agreement) to the extent that said exercise might result in a
violation of any provision of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the
Guarantee Agreement, or any other agreement, contract, document, or instrument
related to same, with the understanding, furthermore, that the Trustee (acting
on the instructions of the Trust Beneficiary) may revoke the special power of
attorney granted to JCSA under this Subsection (a) in the event that a
Distribution Circumstance should occur and persist. The Trustee shall not assume
any liability whatsoever in relation to the actions taken by JCSA in the
exercise of said special power of attorney and JCSA hereby acknowledges and
agrees that each and every one of the costs, fees, and expenses incurred by them
in the exercise of said special power of attorney shall be covered solely and
exclusively by JCSA, without the Trustee or the Trust Beneficiary incurring any
liability whatsoever for said costs, fees, and expenses.
b) In the event a Distribution Circumstance occurs and/or the Trust Estate has
received a Distribution Notice from the Trust Beneficiary, all JCSA's rights to
exercise the Voting Rights or any other rights and entitlements which JCSA has
the right to exercise under the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Clause
shall automatically terminate, and as of that point in time all of said rights
shall be exercised by the Trustee, which shall have the exclusive right to
exercise the Voting Rights and any other rights and entitlements in accordance
with the instructions that it receives in writing from the Trust Beneficiary.
c).- Provided there is no Distribution Circumstance and/or the Trustee has
received a Distribution Notice from the Trust Beneficiary, JCSA may receive all
the dividends paid in cash, amortizations, profits distributed in cash, and
other cash distributions that pertain to the JCSA Shares (the "Distributions"),
but only to the extent permitted under the Credit Agreement.
d).- The Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary shall in no event have any liability
whatsoever vis-a-vis JCSA or the other Trustor in the event that for any reason,
with the exception of negligent or bad faith acts or omissions by the Trustee or
the Trust Beneficiary, JCSA should be unable to exercise the Voting Rights for
the JCSA Shares. The parties expressly agree that both the Trust Beneficiary and
the Trustee shall be free of any and all liability that might arise from the
exercise of the Voting Rights or any other rights to the JCSA Shares by JCSA (or
any person designated by JCSA for such purposes and effects) or the Trustee. The
Trustors obligate themselves, jointly, severally, and unrestrictedly, to
protect, hold harmless, and indemnify the Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary with
respect to any and all liability that might arise from the exercise of the
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Voting Rights or any other rights to the JCSA Shares by JCSA (or any person
designated by JCSA for such purposes and effects) or the Trustee acting in
compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, as well as any expense, loss,
complaint, fine, claim, or cost of any nature resulting from or relating to the
exercise of the Voting Rights by JCSA (or any person designated by JCSA for such
purposes and effects) or the Trustee acting in compliance with the provisions of
this Agreement.
e).- In the event that any Issuing Company decides to increase its capital stock
through additional cash contributions and JCSA notifies and instructs the
Trustee to subscribe and pay in the shares or partnership interests issued
pursuant to said increase in capital stock, the Trustee shall subscribe and pay
in said increase provided it has received from JCSA the necessary funds for such
purpose, at least 3 (three) Business Days prior to the date on which said
payment is to be made. JCSA's failure to deliver written instructions and the
necessary funds in accordance with the terms and within the time frame provided
in this Subsection shall release the Trustee from any liability and
responsibility in relation to the subscription of said shares or partnership
interests. All the shares or partnership interests subscribed and paid in the by
Trustee pursuant to an increase in capital stock (i) shall be issued in the name
of the Trustee; (ii) shall be considered, for all matters related to this
Agreement, to be an integral part of the JCSA Shares; and (iii) shall be
considered part of the Trust Estate and therefore subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
f).- In the event (i) that any Issuing Company should issue new or additional
shares or partnership interests as a result of the capitalization of profits,
the capitalization of other accounts, or the payment of dividends on shares or
partnership interests that should arise from or in relation to the JCSA Shares
or (ii) a merger, spin-off, restructuring, or change in the form of any Issuing
Company, said new and additional shares or partnership interests (w) shall be
issued in the name of the Trustee; (x) shall be considered, for all matters
related to this Agreement, to be an integral part of the JCSA Shares; and (y)
shall be considered part of the Trust Estate and therefore subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
g).- In the event that any corporate situation or change should occur that is
not covered by this Agreement, the Trustee shall act solely in accordance with
the joint instructions of the Trust Beneficiary and the Trustors, except in the
event that the Trust Beneficiary notifies the Trustee in writing that a
Distribution Circumstance has occurred and persists, in which case the Trustee
shall act solely in accordance with the instructions of the Trust Beneficiary.
EIGHT. OBLIGATIONS OF THE TRUSTORS.
a).- During the term of this Agreement, the Trustors obligate themselves to (i)
defend the ownership and right of the Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary to the
Trust Estate against the claims and complaints of any person other than the
Trustee, the Trust Beneficiary, or the Lenders; (ii) not to establish, incur,
assume, or allow the existence of any Encumbrance or guarantee or options in
favor of, of any claim by, any person in relation to the Trust Estate of any
portion of same, except for Encumbrances permitted under the Credit Agreement;
(iii) not to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, deliver, allocate to a trust,
grant, exercise usufruct, or dispose of in any way, or grant any option with
respect to the Trust Estate or
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any portion of same, except as provided by Clause Six and to the extent
permitted under the Credit Agreement; and (iv) execute and deliver to the
Trustee and/or the Trust Beneficiary those documents and take any reasonable
action in relation to this Agreement and/or the Trust Estate which the Trustee
(acting on the instructions of the Trust Beneficiary) or the Trust Beneficiary
requests from them in writing from time to time and with reasonable advance
notice, for the purpose of protecting and maintaining the Trust Estate, and pay
all costs that are generated in relation to the foregoing.
b).- In accordance with the provisions of Article Four Hundred Four of the
Statute, each Trustor expressly acknowledges that, due to the fact that said
Trustor shall retain possession of the Assets Placed in Trust, each and every
one of the risks of loss, damage, or deterioration in the value of the Assets
Placed in Trust by said Trustor shall be incurred solely and exclusively by said
Trustor.
c).- Likewise, and in accordance with the provisions of Article Four Hundred
Five of the Statute, each Trustor shall be obligated to preserve and maintain
the Assets Placed in Trust by said Trustor as if they were the Trustor's own
assets, not to utilize them for any purpose other than those provided by Clause
Six, and be liable for the damages that are caused to third parties by making
use of same. The Trustors must pay any and all costs and expenses that are
necessary or appropriate for the proper preservation, repair, management, and
collection of the Trust Estate.
d).- Each Trustor shall keep the Assets Placed in Trust by said Trustor within
Mexican territory, except pursuant to prior written authorization granted by the
Trust Beneficiary and with the exception of those Assets Placed in Trust which,
to the extent permitted under Clause Six, are exported in the ordinary course of
the Trustors' businesses.
e).- Each Trustor must, and hereby expressly obligates itself to deliver to the
Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary all the information that they reasonably
request in writing in relation to the Assets Placed in Trust by the Trustor (or
any portion of same), within 5 (five) Business Days following the date on which
said Trustor receives the written request in question.
NINE. DEFENSE OF THE TRUST ESTATE; INDEMNIFICATION.
a).- The Trustee must always act responsibly and prudently and must not abandon,
leave unprotected, or cause or permit any detriment whatsoever to the assets
comprising the Trust Estate which are in its possession.
b).- In the event that it is necessary to defend the Trust Estate against any
third party, the Trustee shall issue the powers of attorney (which in no
instance shall be irrevocable) to the person or persons designated by the
Trustors in writing, through JCSA, and approved by the Trust Beneficiary in
writing (which approval may not be denied without justifiable case, and which
shall be deemed to be given if the Trust Beneficiary does not object to the
proposed attorneys in fact within a period of 5 (five) Business Days following
the date on which it receives said proposal in writing), unless there is a
Distribution Circumstance and/or a Distribution Notice that has been delivered
to the Trustee, in which case the Trust Beneficiary shall have the exclusive
right to instruct the Trustee in writing that it revoke any powers of attorney
and that it issue powers of attorney to the persons designated by the Trust
Beneficiary, with the understanding, however, that the Trustee shall assume no
responsibility whatsoever in relation to the acts and actions carried out by any
of said attorneys in fact, which provision shall be included in the powers of
attorney that are granted by the Trustee; and with the understanding,
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in addition, that any of said attorneys in fact must agree that any and all of
the costs, fees, and expenses incurred by them in the exercise of said powers of
attorney shall be covered solely and exclusively by the Trustors, and the
Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary shall incur no liability whatsoever for said
costs, fees, and expenses.
c).- The Trustors shall pay on time and in the proper manner any taxes, duties,
assessments, or charges of any nature determined or imposed by any governmental
authority on the Trust Estate (the "Trust Estate Taxes") which are due under
applicable legislation. The Trustors shall deliver to the Trust Beneficiary and
the Trustee, when they so request in writing with reasonable advance notice, all
the documents necessary to certify for the record that the applicable Trust
Estate Taxes have been paid in full, on time, in the proper manner, and in their
entirety.
d).- In the event of an emergency, the Trustee must take the necessary action to
preserve the Trust Estate and the rights based on same.
e).- The Trustors shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Trustee and the
Trust Beneficiary, as well as their respective officers, employees, advisors,
and agents, against any claim, action, obligation, damage, loss, liability, cost
and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that should arise from and in
relation to this Agreement or the Trust Estate, unless they should be the direct
result of the negligence, dolus, or bad faith of said persons.
TEN.- REMEDY IN THE EVENT OF LOSS CAUSED BY A FINAL COURT JUDGEMENT. The
Trustors shall be obligated and shall be responsible for remedying the loss in
the event of loss of the Trust Estate or any part of same under a final court
judgement, in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws and statutes.
The Trustors hereby authorize the Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary to assign,
transfer, or otherwise transfer the rights based on this Clause Ten to any third
party assign of the Trustee or any third party that should acquire an interest
in the Trust Estate. The rights that are created by this Clause Ten shall remain
in effect for a period of six months beginning on the date on which the Trustee,
the Trust Beneficiary, or any acquiring third party, as the case may be,
acquires and receives said interest and/or the pertinent Asset Placed in Trust,
without prejudice to the provisions of Article Two Thousand One Hundred
Thirty-Nine of the Federal Civil Code and the correlative articles of the Civil
Codes of the Federal Entities of Mexico and the Federal District.
ELEVEN.- DISTRIBUTION CIRCUMSTANCES.
a).- In the event that a Distribution Circumstance occurs and persists and/or
the Trustee has received a Distribution Notice from the Trust Beneficiary (i)
all JCSA's rights to exercise any Voting Rights or any other rights which it is
entitled to exercise under Clause Seven of this Agreement shall terminate and
shall subsequently be exercised by the Trustee (in accordance with the
instructions that it receives in writing from the Trust Beneficiary) and the
Trustee shall have the right to retain any and all Distributions that are
subsequently made in relation to the JCSA Shares and shall apply same to payment
of the Guaranteed Obligations in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement; and (ii) all the Trustors' rights under Clause Six or any other
rights which they are entitled to exercise under this Agreement shall terminate
and shall subsequently be exercised by the Trustee (in accordance with the
instructions that it receives in writing from the Trust Beneficiary).
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b).- Each Trustor hereby expressly and irrevocably agrees and authorizes the
Trustee to follow the distribution procedure and the non-judicial sale of the
Trust Estate in accordance with the provisions of Clause Twelve in the event
that, and at the point in time that the Trustee receives a notice (said notice
being a "Distribution Notice") from the Trust Beneficiary which certifies that a
Distribution Circumstance has occurred. Distribution Notices must be prepared
using the notice format which is attached to this Agreement and which I inserted
in the appendix to this instrument under the letter "G".
c).- The Trustor shall give the Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary written
notice, within the Business Day following the date on which they have or
reasonably should have had knowledge of the existence of a Distribution
Circumstance or any event which constitutes or which in its opinion or with the
passage of time, or both, might constitute a Distribution Circumstance.
d).- Each Trustor expressly acknowledges that the Lenders and the Trust
Beneficiary have adopted the Credit Agreement and have granted the Credits, made
Loans and/or have issued Letters of Credit to the Borrowers in accordance with
the Credit Agreement based on, and the determining factor in its decision being,
among other things, the agreement of each Trustor and each Trustor's express and
irrevocable authorization for the Trustee to follow the distribution procedure
and the non-judicial sale of the Trust Estate in accordance with the provisions
of Clause Twelve, and in accordance with Article Eighty-Three of the Credit
Institutions Statute.
TWELVE.- Distribution Procedure; Non-Judicial Sale of the Trust Estate. In
accordance with the provisions of Article Eighty-Three of the Credit
Institutions Statute, the parties hereby expressly and irrevocably agree that at
the point in time that the Trustee receives a Distribution Notice, the following
distribution procedures shall be implemented:
a).- The Trustee shall notify in writing (the "Trustee Notice") each Trustor
(with copy to the Trust Beneficiary) indicating that it has received a
Distribution Notice, as soon as possible, but in any case no later than the
second Business Day immediately following the date on which it received the
Distribution Notice. The Trustee Notice must be prepared using the notice format
that is attached to this Agreement and which I inserted same in the Appendix to
this instrument under the letter "H".
b).- The Trustor shall have a period of 5 (five) Business Days, beginning on the
date that they receive the Trustee Notice, to correct the Distribution
Circumstance described in the Trustee Notice (the "Peremptory Period"), and to
submit in writing to the Trust Beneficiary certified proof (with copy to the
Trustee) that documents that said Distribution Circumstance has been corrected
(said notice shall be referred to as the "Performance Notice").
c).- Any Distribution Notice, Trustee Notice, Performance Notice, Suspension
Instruction, and Continuation Instruction shall be delivered in writing, in the
presence of a notary public in Mexico, at the domiciles indicated in Clause
Eighteen.
d).- The Trust Beneficiary may at any time, by means of a written notice sent to
the Trustee (each of said instructions shall be referred to as a "Suspension
Instruction"), instruct the Trustee to suspend, in part or in toto, on the date
and at the time that the Trustee receives the Suspension Instruction, the
distribution procedures initiated by the Distribution Notice in question, with
the understanding, however, that said suspension shall be void, in part or in
toto, as of the date and time
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that the Trustee receives from the Trust Beneficiary one or several instructions
in writing (each of said instructions shall be referred to as a "Continuation
Instruction") instructing the Trustee to continue, in part or in toto, with the
suspended distribution procedures. Each Suspension Instruction or Continuation
Instruction must be prepared according to the formats which are attached to this
Agreement and which I inserted in the Appendix of this instrument under the
letters "I" and "J", respectively.
Once the Trustee receives the Continuation Instruction in question, the Trustee
shall immediately continue the distribution procedure in accordance with the
provisions of this Clause.
e).- In the event that the Trustors do not correct the Distribution Circumstance
described in the pertinent Trustee Notice precisely within the Peremptory Period
and in the manner provided by Subsection (b) hereinabove, then (i) the Trustors
shall have a period of 3 (three) Business Days following the end of the
Peremptory Period to physically deliver and/or make available to the Trustee (or
the person that the latter designates on the instructions of the Trust
Beneficiary) each and every one of the Assets Placed in Trust comprising the
Trust Estate (along with a certification by each Trustor which lists,
identifies, and describes in detail each of the Assets Placed in Trust owned by
said Trustor which are part of the Trust Estate as of said date), including,
without any restriction or limitation whatsoever, the originals of all credit
instruments, contracts, agreements, and other documents pertaining to the
Accounts Receivable that belong to them as of said date, which, to the extent
that should be legally applicable, must have their ownership duly endorsed over
to the Trustee; (ii) the Trust Beneficiary shall deliver a notice to the Trustee
(the "Possible Buyers Notice") which shall contain a list with the names or
company names, domiciles, telephone and fax numbers of the persons who have been
identified as possible buyers of the JCSA Shares (the "Possible Buyers"); and
(ii) the Trustee shall immediately proceed with the non-judicial sale of the
Trust Estate in accordance with the following provisions:
One).- With respect to the cash amounts received by the Trustee and deposited in
the Trust Account in accordance with this Agreement, the Trustee shall
immediately apply, without the requirement of prior notice, notification, or a
court order or non-judicial decision in this regard, all the amounts deposited
in the Trust Account as of said date to payment of the items in accordance with
the terms and order provided by Number Five of this Clause.
Two).- With respect to the Accounts Receivable that are part of the Trust
Estate, the Trustee shall only be required to grant one or several powers of
attorney for litigation and collection actions to the person or persons
designated in writing by the Trust Beneficiary (the "Collection Agents"),
without on that basis assuming any liability whatsoever for the actions of the
Collection Agents, which provision shall be transcribed in the document
recording the power or powers of attorney granted, and provided that the
Collection Agents agree that the costs and fees generated by their work are to
be paid to them directly by the Trustors, without the Trustee or the Trust
Beneficiary being liable for those items. All the amounts that are received from
the collection of the Accounts Receivable, shall be deposited in the Trust
Account and the Trustee shall apply them immediately and without the need for
prior notice, notification or a court order or non-judicial decision in this
regard, to payment of the items in accordance with the terms and order provided
by Number Five of this Clause.
Three).- The Trustee must follow the following procedure with respect to the
JCSA Shares:
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A).- The Trust Estate must obtain from an authorized credit institution of
recognized prestige that is either a subsidiary of foreign banking or financial
institutions, or a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley,
UBS Warburg, Lehman Brothers, or any other financial institution of similar
prestige, including their respective successors and assigns (other than the
Trustee or the Trust Beneficiary or any company that is a successor or assign of
the Trustee or the Trust Beneficiary) that the Trust Beneficiary should indicate
in writing, a valuation of the JCSA Shares, which shall serve as the basis for
the sale of same (the "Base Price of the Shares").
B).- The Trustee shall send a notice to the Possible Buyers (the "Share Auction
Notice") for the sale of the JCSA Shares at a private auction, within 5 (five)
Business Days following the date on which the Trustee receives the Possible
Buyers Notice from the Trust Beneficiary, using for such purposes the format
which is appended to this Agreement as Appendix "I". The Share Auction Notice
must contain the location and time, which shall be determined by the written
instructions that the Trustee shall receive from the Trust Beneficiary, at which
the auction is to be held, the Base Price of the Shares, and establish that said
sale is the result of the procedure to execute the Trust Estate under the terms
of this Agreement. The Share Auction Notice must be delivered to each of the
Possible Buyers at least 15 (fifteen) Business Days in advance of the date the
private auction is to be held. The parties hereby agree that the Trust
Beneficiary (either directly or through the person or persons that the latter
shall designate) shall at all times have the preemptive right to buy the JCSA
Shares (or any portion of same). The Share Auction Notice must make mention of
the Trust Beneficiary's preemptive right in the terms provided herein, except in
the event that the Trust Beneficiary expressly waives same (with a copy to the
Trustors), in a document submitted to the Trustee. For the purposes of this
Number Three (3), the term "preemptive right" shall mean that at any point in
time prior to or during the private auction, the Trust Beneficiary (either
directly or through the person or persons that the latter shall designate) shall
have the right to buy from the Trustee the JCSA Shares (or any portion of same),
by paying the Trustee a price (i) that is equal to the Base Price of the Shares
(or, in the event that the Trust Beneficiary exercises its preemptive right to
buy a portion of the JCSA Shares, a percentage of the Base Price of the Shares
that represents the portion of the JCSA Shares to be purchased by the Trust
Beneficiary), in the event that said right is exercised prior to the auction in
question; or (ii) equal to or greater than the highest price offered by any
Possible Buyer, in the event that said right is exercised during the auction in
question, minus (x) any amounts of principal and interest, fees, commissions,
income tax , withholding, sales taxes or any other taxes and other amounts owed
and not paid to the Trust Beneficiary and/or the Lenders in relation to the
Guaranteed Obligations; (x) all the out of pocket expenses incurred by the Trust
Beneficiary in relation to this Agreement and the sale and distribution of the
Trust Estate; and (z) all the amounts owed the Trust Beneficiary under this
Agreement (the resulting amount shall be referred to as the "Outstanding
Balance"). The preemptive right granted to the Trust Beneficiary under this
paragraph may be exercised by the Trust Beneficiary (either directly or through
the person or persons that the latter shall designate) at any time prior to or
during the private auction in question, by issuing a written notice (the "Share
Exercise Notice") to the Trustee (with copy to the Trustors).
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In the event that the Trust Beneficiary (either directly or through the person
or persons that the latter shall designate) exercises its preemptive right by
issuing a Share Exercise Notice, and the Outstanding Balance exceeds the Base
Price of the Shares (or the percentage of the Base Price of the Shares
representing the portion of the JCSA Shares to be purchased by the Trust
Beneficiary), in the event that said right is exercised prior to the auction in
question, or the highest price offered by any Possible Buyer, in the event that
said right is exercised once the auction has commenced, the JCSA Shares in
question shall be transferred to the Trust Beneficiary (or to the person or
persons that the latter designates) without any further consideration by virtue
of the offset, in the corresponding proportion, against the Outstanding Balance,
with the understanding that any remaining amount of the Outstanding Balance
shall remain due and payable in accordance with Number Five hereinafter. Subject
to the provisions of Number 4 hereinafter, any amount paid by the Trust
Beneficiary (or the person or persons that the latter designates) to the Trustee
in relation to the exercise of its preemptive right, should such be the case,
must be delivered by the Trustee to JCSA at the time that the transfer of the
JCSA Shares in question to the Trust Beneficiary (or to the person or persons
designated by the latter) is executed and completed in accordance with
applicable legislation.
C).- Likewise, the Share Auction Notice shall provide that the Possible Buyers
must deposit with the Trustee, at the minimum, an amount representing 10% (ten
percent) of the Base Price of the Shares, in certificates of deposit issued by
authorized credit institutions, at least 2 (two) Business Days prior to the date
on which the private auction is to be held (the "Share Deposit"). No bid shall
be accepted or considered valid unless the Share Deposit is made in accordance
with the terms and within the time frame provided hereinabove. The Trustee shall
complete the auction sale by transferring the JCSA Shares to the Possible Buyer
(from among the Possible buyers) that has offered the highest bid, which must in
any case be equal to or greater than the Base Price of the Shares (the "Highest
Bidder for the Shares"), subject to the Trust Beneficiary's preemptive right.
D). The Highest Bidder for the Shares must pay, in immediately available funds,
the balance of the highest bid at the time that the transfer of the JCSA Shares
is formalized, in accordance with the terms of applicable legislation. In the
event that the transfer of the JCSA Shares is not carried out due to any cause
that is attributable to the Highest Bidder for the Shares, the Highest Bidder
for the Shares shall lose the Share Deposit delivered to the Trustee in favor of
the Trust Estate. The full text of this Subsection (d) must be transcribed in
the Share Auction Notice.
E).- In the event that the Trustee does not carry out the sale of the JCSA
Shares at the first private auction, the Trustee shall deliver by hand to each
of the Possible Buyers, as well as to those other persons the Trust Beneficiary
so instructs the Trustee in writing (with copy to the Trustors), a second Share
Auction Notice for a second auction under the same terms as the first, but in
which the Base Price for the Shares shall be reduced by 10% (ten percent).
Should a sale not be executed by the Trustee at the second auction, the Base
Price for the Shares shall be subsequently reduced at each private auction by
10% (ten percent) until the JCSA Shares are sold, with the understanding,
however, that the sale price shall never be reduced by more than 50% (fifty
percent) of the Base Price for the Shares. The second or the subsequent Share
Auction Notices must be made in accordance with the provisions of Subsections
(B), (C), and (D) of this Number Three.
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Four).- With respect to all those other fixed or moveable assets that are part
of the Trust Estate and which, due to their nature, are not part of or are not
included in the property and/or assets described in Numbers One, Two, and Three
hereinabove in this Clause (the "Remaining Assets"), the Trustee must follow the
following procedure:
A).- The Trustee must obtain from an authorized credit institution of recognized
prestige that is either a subsidiary of foreign banking or financial
institution, or a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley,
UBS Warburg, Lehman Brothers, or any other financial institution of similar
prestige, including their respective successors and assigns (other than the
Trustee or the Trust Beneficiary or any company that is a successor or assign of
the Trustee or the Trust Beneficiary) that the Trust Beneficiary should indicate
in writing, a valuation of the Remaining Assets, which shall serve as the basis
for the sale of same (the "Base Price of the Remaining Assets").
B).- The Trustee must publish an auction notice (the "Remaining Assets Auction
Notice") for the sale at private auction by the Remaining Assets, in at least
one large circulation newspaper in Mexico City, utilizing for such purposes the
format which is attached to this Agreement and which I inserted in the appendix
of this instrument under the letter "K". The Remaining Assets Auction Notice
must contain the location and time at which the auction is to be held, the Base
Price of the Remaining Assets, and provide that said sale is the result of the
procedure for execution of the Trust Estate under the terms of this Agreement.
The Remaining Assets Auction Notice must be published at least 15 (fifteen)
Business Days prior to the date of the private auction is held. The parties
hereby agree that the Trust Beneficiary (either directly or through the person
or persons designated by the latter) shall at all times have a preemptive right
to purchase the Remaining Assets (or any portion of same). The Remaining Assets
Auction Notice must make mention of the Trust Beneficiary's preemptive right
under the terms provided herein, except in the event that the Trust Beneficiary
expressly waives same in a document submitted to the Trustee (with copy to the
Trustors). For the purposes of this Number Four (B), the term "preemptive right"
shall mean that at any point in time prior to or during the private auction, the
Trust Beneficiary (either directly or through the person or persons that the
latter shall designate) shall have the right to buy from the Trustee the
Remaining Assets (or any portion of same), by paying the Trustee a price (i)
that is equal to the Base Price of the Remaining Assets (or, in the event that
the Trust Beneficiary exercises its preemptive right to buy a portion of the
Remaining Assets, a percentage of the Base Price of the Remaining Assets which
represents the portion of the Remaining Assets to be purchased by the Trust
Beneficiary), in the event that said right is exercised prior to the auction in
question; or (ii) equal to or greater than the highest price offered by any
participating bidder, in the event that said right is exercised during the
auction in question, minus (x) any amounts of principal and interest, fees,
commissions, income tax ,withholding, sales taxes or any other taxes and other
amounts owed and not paid to the Trust Beneficiary and/or the Lenders in
relation to the Guaranteed Obligations; (y) all the out of pocket expenses
incurred by the Trust Beneficiary in relation to this Agreement and the sale and
distribution of the Trust Estate; and (z) all the amounts owed the Trust
Beneficiary under this Agreement (the resulting amount shall be referred to as
the "Outstanding Balance"). The preemptive right granted to the Trust
Beneficiary under this Paragraph
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may be exercised by the Trust Beneficiary (either directly or through the person
or persons that the latter shall designate) at any time prior to or during the
private auction in question, by issuing a written notice (the "Remaining Assets
Exercise Notice") to the Trustee (with copy to the Trustors).
In the event that the Trust Beneficiary (either directly or through the person
or persons that the latter shall designate) exercises its preemptive right by
issuing a Remaining Assets Exercise Notice, and the Outstanding Balance exceeds
the Base Price of the Remaining Assets (or the percentage of the Base Price of
the Remaining Assets representing the portion of the Remaining Assets to be
purchased by the Trust Beneficiary), in the event that said right is exercised
prior to the auction in question, or the highest price offered by any Possible
Buyer, in the event that said right is exercised once the auction has commenced,
the Remaining Assets in question shall be transferred to the Trust Beneficiary
(or to the person or persons that the latter designates) without any further
consideration by virtue of the offset, in the corresponding proportion, against
the Outstanding Balance, with the understanding that any remaining amount of the
Outstanding Balance shall remain due and payable in accordance with Number 5
hereinafter. Any amount paid by the Trust Beneficiary (or the person or persons
that the latter designates) to the Trustee in relation to the exercise of its
preemptive right, should such be the case, must be delivered by the Trustee to
the pertinent Trustors at the time that the transfer of the Remaining Assets in
question to the Trust Beneficiary (or to the person or persons designated by the
latter) is executed and completed in accordance with applicable legislation.
C).- Likewise, the Remaining Assets Auction Notice shall provide that any
interested person must deposit with the Trustee, at the minimum, an amount
representing 10% (ten percent) of the Base Price of the Remaining Assets, in
certificates of deposit issued by authorized credit institutions, at least 2
(two) Business Days prior to the date on which the private auction is to be held
(the "Remaining Assets Deposit"). No bid shall be accepted or considered valid
unless the Remaining Assets Deposit is made in accordance with the terms and
within the time frame provided hereinabove. The Trustee shall complete the
auction sale by transferring the Remaining Assets to the bidder (from among the
other bidders) that has offered the highest bid, which must in any case be equal
to or greater than the Base Price of the Remaining Assets (the "Highest Bidder
for the Remaining Assets "), subject to the Trust Beneficiary's preemptive
right.
D). The Highest Bidder for the Remaining Assets must pay, in immediately
available funds, the balance of the highest bid at the time that the transfer of
the Remaining Assets is formalized in accordance with the terms of applicable
legislation. In the event that the transfer of the Remaining Assets is not
carried out due to any cause that is attributable to the Highest Bidder for the
Remaining Assets, the Highest Bidder for the Remaining Assets shall lose the
Remaining Assets Deposit delivered to the Trustee in favor of the Trust Estate.
The full text of this Subsection (d) must be transcribed in the Remaining Assets
Auction Notice.
E).- In the event that the Trustee does not carry out the sale of the Remaining
Assets at the first private auction, it shall call a second auction under the
same terms as the first, but in which the Base Price for the Remaining Assets
shall be reduced by 10% (ten percent). Should a sale not be executed by the
Trustee at the second auction, the Base Price for the Remaining Assets shall be
subsequently reduced at each private auction by 10% (ten percent) until the
Remaining Assets are sold, with the understanding, however, that the sale price
shall never be reduced by more than 50%
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(fifty percent) of the Base Price of the Remaining Assets. The second or the
subsequent Remaining Assets Auction Notices must be made in accordance with the
provisions of Subsections (B), (C), and (D) of this Number Four.
Five.- The proceeds from the sale of the JCSA Shares, the Remaining Assets, or
any other portion of the Trust Estate, including the cash in the Trust Account,
shall be distributed by the Trustee in the following order, unless the Trust
Beneficiary instructs it otherwise, without the need for a court order or a
decision of any other type to that effect: (A) ONE, for payment of all the fees,
costs, and expenses incurred by the Trustee in relation to this Agreement; (B)
TWO, for payment in full of the Guaranteed obligations, in accordance with the
instructions that the Trustee receives from the Trust Beneficiary, with the
understanding that all the fees, commissions, expenses, late payment interest
charges, ordinary interest and the principal amount (in that order) owed to the
Trust Beneficiary and/or to the Lenders under this Agreement, the Credit
Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, or any other agreement, contract, document,
or instrument related to same shall be paid in full; and (C) THREE, the residue
of the Trust Estate, if any, shall be delivered to the appropriate Trustors in
their capacity as secondary trust beneficiaries.
Six. In accordance with Article Four Hundred Twelve of the Statute, if the
proceeds from the sale or transfer of the Trust Estate should be insufficient to
cover payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other amount owed to
the Trust Beneficiary, the Lenders, or the Trustee under this Agreement, the
Credit Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, or any other agreement, contract,
document, or instrument related to same, the Trustors, under Mexican
legislation, shall be released from their obligation to pay said outstanding
balances. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the parties hereby expressly
acknowledge and agree that it is and has been at all times the intent and the
desire of the parties that each and every one of the Trustors with be liable for
performing the Guaranteed Obligations with their entire assets, for which reason
they hereby expressly and irrevocably agree that if at any point in time
subsequent to the date of the signing of this Agreement, as a result of an
amendment to the Statute or for any other reason, Article Four Hundred Twelve of
the Statute is repealed, ceases to be valid or enforceable (a "Change in the
Statute"), the first provision of this Number Six shall automatically cease to
be valid and shall be considered not to have been provided, for all appropriate
purposes and effects. Each of the Trustors hereby expressly (a) waives the right
to the effect that, prior to the effective date of a Change in the Statute, its
obligations under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, and Guarantee Agreement,
or any other agreement, contract, document, or instrument related to same, are
obligations with recovery limited to the Trust Estate; and (b) waives any right
that it might have to the effect that, even prior to a Change in the Statute,
its obligations under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the Guarantee
Agreement, or any other agreement, contract, document, or instrument related to
same, are obligations with recovery limited to the Trust Estate under any
legislation other than Mexican legislation.
Seven.- Each Trustor obligates itself to carry out, or cause to be carried out,
all the acts and actions and/or initiate each and every one of the procedures
that should be necessary in order for the Trustee (acting on the instructions of
the Trust Beneficiary) to execute and transfer the
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Trust Estate (or any portion of same) in accordance with the procedure provided
by this Clause. Each Trustor also agrees to carry out or cause to carry out all
the acts and actions that should be necessary or appropriate to expedite the
sale, assignment, or transfer of each and every part of the Trust Estate, and to
sign and deliver any documents and take any other action that the Trustee
(acting on the instructions of the Trust Beneficiary) and/or the Trust
Beneficiary should deem necessary or appropriate for the purpose of making said
sale, assignment, or transfer comply with applicable legislation.
Eight.- Due to the fact that the Guaranteed Obligations are monetary obligations
denominated in Dollars and payable outside Mexico, in order to make payment of
said Guaranteed Obligations, the amounts in Pesos that the Trustee receives
under this Agreement (A) shall be converted into Dollars by the Trustee through
a currency exchange transaction with the Mexican financial institution
designated by the Trust Beneficiary, and the currency that is obtained from said
conversion shall be distributed by the Trustee in accordance with Number Five
hereinabove; or (B) in the event that Pesos cannot be exchanged for Dollars as a
result of the establishment of currency exchange controls or any other measure
adopted by the cognizant authorities, by law or by regulation, the Trustee shall
deliver the Pesos to the Trust Beneficiary or to the person designated by the
Trust Beneficiary for such purposes and effects.
Nine.- The Trustors hereby irrevocably instruct the Trustee to, once the
procedure referred to by this Clause has been initiated, ignore any notification
or request that it receives from the parties to this Agreement other than the
notices and requests that are expressly provided for in this Clause.
THIRTEEN.- LEGAL PROHIBITIONS. In accordance with aforementioned One Hundred
Six, Section Roman Nineteen, Subsection b) of the Credit Institutions Statute,
the Trustee declares that it has explained to the Trust Beneficiary and the
Trustors the scope, purposes, and effects of said Subsection, which provides as
follows:
"Article 106.- Credit Institutions are prohibited from doing the following:
...XIX. In executing the transactions referred to by Article 46, Section XV of
this Statute:
(a)....
(b) Being liable to trustors or principals for the nonperformance by debtors of
the loans that are granted or the nonperformance of issuers with respect to
securities that are purchased, unless it is due to its fault, according to the
provisions of the final section of Article Three Hundred Fifty-Six (presently
Article Three Hundred Ninety-One) of the General Securities and Credit
Transactions Statute, or guarantee the receipt of yields or revenues for the
funds for which it recommends investments.
If at the end of the trust, authorization, work assignment or commission
established for the purpose of the granting of credits, the latter have not been
paid off or settled by the debtors, the institution must transfer same to the
trustor or trust beneficiary, as the case may be, or to the principal, and it
shall refrain from covering the amount of same.
Any agreement that is contrary to the provisions of the two foregoing paragraphs
shall have no legal validity whatsoever ..." The Trustee's liability under this
Agreement is, in any event, limited to the value of the Trust Estate.
FOURTEEN.- TAXES AND EXPENSES.
a).- All the applicable costs, expenses, taxes, and fees assessed on the
Trust Estate
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and the fees generated by the preparation, execution and adoption of this
Agreement and by any amendment to same, as well as by any act or document that
under this Agreement must be carried out, prepared, signed or served, including,
without restriction or limitation, reasonably and duly documented fees of the
legal advisors of the Trust Beneficiary and the Trustee, as well as any expenses
incurred by the Trust Beneficiary and the Trustee in the performance of their
respective obligations, in the exercise of their respective rights under this
Agreement, and in the distribution of the Trust Estate, shall be solely and
exclusively chargeable to and covered by the Trustors.
b).- In the event that for any reason the Trustee and/or the Trust Beneficiary
covers, on behalf of and by order of the Trustors (or any of the individual
Trustors), any of said fees, costs, or expenses, the Trustors obligate
themselves to immediately reimburse the Trustee and/or the Trust Beneficiary,
whichever is the case, at the time that the Trustors are requested in writing to
do so.
FIFTEEN.- Trustee Fees. As the consideration for its services under this
Agreement, the Trustors shall pay the Trustee the fees provided hereinafter,
with the understanding that said fees do not include the pertinent value added
tax:
One. Fee for Appointment to the Position and Execution of the Agreement. The
Trustee shall receive the amount of US$ 5,000.00 (five thousand and 00/100
Dollars) for its appointment as Trustee and for the execution of this Agreement,
which fee the Trustors shall pay to the Trustee at the time this Agreement is
executed.
Two.- Management Fee. The Trustee shall receive the amount of US $12,000 (twelve
thousand and 00/100 Dollars) for the management and administration of this
Agreement, payable semiannually and in advance, which is to say, US$ 6,000.00
(six thousand and 00/100 Dollars) per six month period, the first of which the
Trustors shall pay to the Trustee at the time this Agreement is executed.
Distribution Fee. The Trustee shall be paid the following fees as the
consideration for its obligations and responsibilities arising from the
distribution and non-judicial sale of the Trust Estate in accordance with Clause
Twelve, with the understanding, however, that said fees shall be paid with the
proceeds of the sale or transfer of the Trust Estate as provided by Clause
Twelve: (i) 3% (three percent) of the amounts deposited in the Trust Account on
the date on which the Trustee transfers said amounts to the Trust Beneficiary in
accordance with Clause Twelve, Subsection (e), Numbers One and Two; and (ii) 3%
(three percent) of the sales price of the other assets comprising the Trust
Estate.
Other Acts and Actions. For any amendment to this Agreement, the granting of
powers of attorney, or for any legal act not provided for in the Agreement, the
amount of US$ 500.00 (five hundred and 00/100 Dollars), payable upon the signing
of the amendment, agreement, contract, or document in question.
The Trustee's fees shall incur the applicable Value Added Tax in accordance with
the provisions of applicable legislation, and shall be increased annually in
accordance with the Consumer Price Index published by the U.S. Department of
Labor Statistics.
Five. [sic] Taxes, fees, expenses (including travel and per diem expenses,
as the case may be), must be paid in advance to the Trustee on behalf of and
by order of the Trustors.
Six.- The parties agree that the Trustee shall refrain from carrying out any
administrative actions for as long as there is any outstanding debt owed to it.
Seven.- In the event the Trustee's fees are not paid in accordance with this
Clause,
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the Trustors shall have to pay the Trustee monthly late payment interest
charges, at the rate resulting from adding 2.0% (two percentage points) to the
Average Percentage Cost of Funds (CPP) (or any index which supersedes same)
which is published by the Bank of Mexico for the month to which the delinquency
pertains.
SIXTEEN.- ASSIGNMENTS. Except as provided by Clause Twenty-Four of this
Agreement, the rights and obligations created by this Agreement may not be
assigned or transferred by any of the Trustors or the Trustee to any third party
without the prior written consent of the Trust Beneficiary. The Trust
Beneficiary may assign or transfer its rights under this Agreement, in part or
in toto, by means of written notification to the Trustee and the Trustors,
without requesting the consent of the Trustee or the Trustors to carry out said
assignment or transfer, subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement.
SEVENTEEN.- AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be amended only with the written
consent of the Trustors, the Trust Beneficiary, and the Trustee.
EIGHTEEN.- NOTIFICATIONS AND NOTICES. All notices and notifications among the
parties shall be in writing, in the Spanish language, and must be delivered (i)
by hand, with acknowledgement of receipt; (ii) by special messenger service,
with acknowledgement of receipt; or (iii) via fax, followed by special messenger
service or hand delivery, with acknowledgement of receipt. All notifications and
notices shall be delivered to the following domiciles and fax numbers, and shall
be valid as of hand delivery:
To the Trustors:
Adolfo Lopez Mateos Number five hundred fifteen, Tlacopac District, Mexico City,
Postal Code zero one thousand forty.
Telephone: (fifty-two fifty-five 52-55) five four nine zero one seven zero
zero "5490-1700".
Fax: (fifty-two fifty-five 52-55) five four nine zero dash one seven nine
zero "5490-1790"
To the attention of: General Manager
To the Trust Beneficiary:
Credit Suisse First Boston
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York one zero zero one one "10011"
Telephone: two hundred twelve (212) three two five dash nine nine three four
"325-9934"
Fax: (212 two hundred twelve) three two five dash eight three zero four"
325-8304"
To the attention of: Yvette McQueen
To the Trustee:
BankBoston, Incorporated, Credit Institution, Trust Division
Bosque de Alisos number forty-seven dash "B", third floor, Bosques de las Lomas
Subdivision, Postal Code zero five thousand one hundred two, Mexico City.
Telephone: (5255 fifty-two fifty-five) five two five seven dash seven nine
zero zero "5257-7900"
Fax: (5255 fifty-two fifty-five) five two five seven dash seven one two two
"5257-7122"
To the attention of: Miguel Escudero Basurto - Trust Manager
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NINETEEN.- APPENDIXES AND HEADINGS. All the documents appended to this Agreement
are an integral part of this Agreement, to the same extent they would be if
their entire text were inserted into the Agreement. The titles and headings
included in this Agreement are employed solely for purposes of convenience and
shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
TWENTY.- ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS. Each Trustor obligates itself, upon a written
request (delivered reasonably in advance) from the Trustee and/or the Trust
Beneficiary, to sign and deliver or cause to be signed and delivered to the
Trustee and/or the Trust Beneficiary, any and all contracts, agreements,
instruments, notifications, notices, and other documents that should be
reasonably necessary or appropriate in order for the Trustee and/or the Trust
Beneficiary to implement or perform the terms or the purpose of this Agreement.
TWENTY-ONE. CAPACITY OF THE TRUST BENEFICIARY. Each Trustor and the Trustee
hereby expressly and irrevocably (i) acknowledge that the Trust Beneficiary has
the legal capacity and authority to act in the name of and in representation of
the Lenders in all matters that arise from or are related to this Agreement or
any other documents related to same; and (ii) they waive their rights to take
any action that questions or disputes the legal existence, designations, legal
capacity or other capacity, and the authority of the Trust Beneficiary to act in
the name of and in representation of the Lenders.
TWENTY-TWO.- JURISDICTION, APPLICABLE LAW. In regard to all matters pertaining
to the interpretation and performance of this Agreement, the parties expressly
and irrevocably make themselves subject to the applicable laws of Mexico and the
jurisdiction of the competent courts of Mexico City, for which reason they
expressly and irrevocably waive any other jurisdiction to which they might be
entitled on the basis of their present or future domiciles or for any other
reason.
TWENTY-THREE.- RESIGNATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRUSTEE.
a).- In accordance with Article Three Hundred Eighty-Five, Paragraph Three of
the Statute, the Trustee may resign or be removed from its position by the Trust
Beneficiary. In the event of removal, the Trust Beneficiary must request same in
writing at least 20 (twenty) Business Days in advance of the effective date of
the removal.
b).- The Trustee hereby expressly agrees that its resignation shall not be valid
for any purpose until one of the following occurs first (i) the date on which
the Trust Beneficiary has appointed a successor trustee and said successor
trustee has accepted its appointment to act as Trustee under this Agreement and
(ii) 90 (ninety) calendar days following the delivery of said resignation
notice. When the Trustee is terminated from its position due to resignation or
removal, it shall prepare a Trust Estate report that covers the period since the
last report that it submitted prior to the effective date of said resignation or
removal. The parties shall have a period of 10 (ten) Business Days to examine
same and make the clarifications that they deem pertinent. Once said period of
time has concluded, it shall be deemed tacitly approved if no comment whatsoever
has been made.
c).- When a replacement Trustee is appointed, the latter shall acquire ownership
of all the assets comprising the Trust Estate, and shall be invested with all
the authority, rights, powers, and obligations provided by this Agreement.
TWENTY-FOUR.- INDEMNIFICATION OF THE TRUSTEE.
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The Trustors and the Trust Beneficiary shall defend and hold harmless the
Trustee and its trust officers, officials, employees, and agents from any and
all liability, damages, obligations, claims, judgements, settlements, demands,
expenses and/or costs of any nature, including attorney fees, which are enforced
or filed against, imposed on, or incurred by the Trustee as a result of, by
reason of, or as a consequence of acts and actions carried out by the Trustee to
accomplish the Trust Purposes and the defense and protection of the Trust Estate
(except those that are the result of dolus, negligence, or bad faith on the part
of the Trustee or when the Trustee performs any act or action that this
Agreement does not authorize it to perform) or due to claims, fines, penalties,
and any other liability or debt of any nature in relation to the Trust Estate or
this Agreement, whether vis-a-vis governmental authorities, judicial
authorities, arbitration boards, or any other authority, both local or federal,
both in the Mexican Republic and abroad (except those that are the result of
dolus, negligence, or bad faith on the part of the Trustee or when the Trustee
performs any act or action that this Agreement does not authorize it to
perform).
In the event that any de facto situation, act by authority, or legal consequence
occurs, which causes monetary liabilities in relation to this Agreement and/or
the assets of BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking Institution, which have been
caused by acts or omissions by the parties to this Agreement, by the Trustee in
performing the Trust Purposes, or by third parties, including disbursements
related to the acts and items indicated in the foregoing paragraph (except in
instances in which there has been dolus, negligence or bad faith on the part of
the Trustee or in which the Trustee has performed an act or action that it is
not authorized to perform under this Agreement), the payment occasioned by said
monetary liabilities shall be chargeable to the Trustors and/or the Trust
Beneficiary, as applicable.
TWENTY-FIVE. RECORDING. The Trustors must on this same date submit this
Agreement for recording at (i) the Government Commercial Registry for the
places where the domiciles of each of the Trustors are located; and (ii) the
Government Property Registry for the place where the Real Properties are
located, for which purpose there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the
Trust Beneficiary a letter issued by the notary public or notaries public
responsible for carrying out said recordings, which certifies that this
Agreement has been submitted for recording at the pertinent Government
Registry or Registries as provided by this Clause.
The foregoing notwithstanding, the Trustors obligate themselves to deliver to
the Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary as soon as possible, but no later then 20
(twenty) Business Days following the date this Agreement is signed, the first
certified and executed copies (originals) of this Agreement duly sealed by each
of the pertinent Government Registries.
Likewise, the Trustor hereby expressly obligate themselves to deliver to the
Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary, as soon as possible, but no later than 5
(five) Business Days following the date on which the Trustors receive the
pertinent written request from the Trust Beneficiary or the Trustee (acting on
the instructions of the Trust Beneficiary) to record this Agreement at any other
registry that is required under applicable legislation, and submit certified
documentation of same to the Trustee and the Trust Beneficiary.[sic]
TWENTY-SEVEN.- SIX.- [sic] The parties produced for me a notice addressed to the
Federal District Treasury which listed the statements and payment receipts
pertaining to the real
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properties covered by this transaction, a copy of which I inserted in the
appendix to this instrument under the letters "L." One to "L" Five, which
documented the fact that the acquiring party had received the statements and
receipts referenced in same.
LEGAL STANDING.- The appearing parties state that the legal standing that they
claim is currently effective, due to the fact that it has not been revoked in
any way whatsoever, and that their clients have the capacity to execute this
official act, and they documented that fact, as well as the legal existence of
the parties they represent, by means of the documents cited hereinafter:
I.- DIRSAMEX, A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, by means of the
following documents:
A).- By means of notarial instrument number twenty-nine thousand six hundred
nine, dated the second of January of one thousand nine hundred ninety-one,
executed before ROBERTO NUNEZ Y BANDERA, Esq., Federal District Notary Number
One, the first transcript of which is recorded at the Federal District
Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number one hundred forty-five
thousand four hundred fifty, dated the twenty-fifth of June of one thousand nine
hundred ninety-one, and the appearing party produced same for me in this
official act, inasmuch as "Dirsamex", a Corporation with Variable Capital stock
was organized by means of said instrument.
b).- By means of notarial instrument number four thousand four hundred
seventy-one, dated the third of October of one thousand nine hundred ninety-six,
executed before CARLOS ANTONIO REAL FIELD, Esq., Federal District Notary One
Hundred Eighty-Seven, the first official transcript of which is recorded at the
Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio one hundred
forty-five thousand four hundred fifty, dated the fifteenth of October of one
thousand nine hundred ninety-six, which recorded the notarial registration of
the minutes of the regular and special shareholder meeting of DIRSAMEX, A
CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, held on the thirty-first day of May of
one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, which decided to expand the purpose of the
company, effective on the thirty-first of May of one thousand nine hundred
ninety-six, thereby consequently amending Article Three of the company bylaws.
II.- "SERVIDAY", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, by means of the
following documents:
a).- An official transcript of notarial instrument number twenty-nine thousand
six hundred eight, dated the second of January of one thousand nine hundred
eighty-one, executed before ROBERTO NUNEZ Y BANDERA, Esq., Federal District
Notary Number One, the first transcript of which is recorded at the Federal
District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number one hundred
forty-five thousand four hundred fifty-one, and produced for me in this official
act by the appearing parties, in which instrument "QUALIFAX", A CORPORATION WITH
VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, was organized.
b).- An official transcript of notarial instrument number three thousand four
hundred forty-seven, dated the twenty-eighth of April of one thousand nine
hundred ninety-five, executed before CARLOS ANTONIO REA [sic] FIELD, Esq.,
Federal District Notary Number One Hundred Eighty-Seven, on commercial folio
number one hundred forty-five thousand four hundred fifty-one, inasmuch as among
other things said instrument recorded the appointment of the ALTERNATE SOLE
DIRECTOR.
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c).- Official transcript of instrument eighty-five thousand five hundred
eighteen dated the fifteenth of March of the year two thousand one, executed
before ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON, Esq., Federal District Notary Number One
Hundred Three, the first official transcript of which was recorded at the
Federal District Commercial Registry on commercial folio number one hundred
forty-five thousand four hundred fifty-one, dated the twenty-eighth of June of
the year two thousand one, which recorded the notarial registration of the
minutes of the Special Shareholder Meeting of "QUALIFAX", A CORPORATION WITH
VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK held on the twenty-eighth of February of the year two
thousand one, which adopted the decision to change the company name, for which
reason it is currently known as "SERVIDAY", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL
STOCK, and consequently Article One of its company bylaws was amended for that
purpose.
d).- Official transcript of instrument eighty-six thousand six hundred
forty-seven dated the twenty-ninth of May of the year two thousand one, executed
before the same notary as the foregoing instrument, the first official
transcript of which was recorded at the Federal District Commercial Registry on
commercial folio number one hundred forty-five thousand four hundred fifty-one,
dated the sixth of July of the year two thousand one, which recorded the powers
of attorney granted to MR. GONZALO RAMOS RUBIO, EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS, and
"RALPH S. MASON III".
III.- "DISTRIBUIDORA VENUS", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK.
a)- Official transcript of instrument number twenty-nine thousand six hundred
seven dated the second of January of one thousand nine hundred ninety-one,
executed before ROBERTO NUNEZ Y BANDERA, Esq., Federal District Notary Number
One, the first transcript of which is recorded at the Federal District
Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number one hundred fifty
thousand three hundred thirteen, dated the twenty-fourth of October of one
thousand nine hundred ninety-one and produced in this official act by the
appearing parties, in which instrument "REDAY", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE
CAPITAL STOCK, was organized.
b).- Official transcript of notarial instrument number thirty thousand three
hundred forty-eight, dated the tenth of January of the year two thousand,
executed before JORGE ANTONIO FRANCOZ GARATE, Esq., Federal District Notary
Number Sixteen, the first official transcript of which was recorded at the
Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number one
hundred fifty thousand three hundred thirteen, dated the seventeenth of April of
the year two thousand two, recorded the notarial registration of the minutes of
the special shareholder meeting of "REDAY", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL
STOCK, held on the thirtieth of November of one thousand nine hundred
ninety-nine, which adopted the decision, among others, to change the company
name to "DISTRIBUIDORA VENUS", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, and
Article One of its company bylaws was amended for that purpose.
c).- Notarial instrument number eighty-four thousand five hundred eighty-eight,
dated the twenty-ninth of January of the year two thousand one, executed before
ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON, Esq., Federal District Notary number One Hundred
Three, the first official transcript of which was recorded at the Federal
District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number one hundred
fifty thousand three hundred thirteen, dated the twenty-third of April of the
year two thousand one, recorded the notarial registration of the minutes of the
regular shareholder meeting of "DISTRIBUIDORA VENUS", A CORPORATION WITH
VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK held on the eighteenth of January of the year two
thousand one.
IV.- "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK,
by means of the following documents:
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a).- Official transcript of notarial instrument number fifty-two thousand eighty
hundred ninety-eight, dated the twenty-fifth of February of one thousand nine
hundred ninety-eight, executed before MIGUEL ALESSIO ROBLES, Esq., Federal
District Notary Number Nineteen, the first official transcript of which was
recorded at the Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial
folio number two hundred thirty-three thousand nine hundred forty-four, by which
"JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK was
organized.
b).- Official transcript of notarial instrument number fifty-three thousand two
hundred seventy-seven dated the thirtieth of April of one thousand nine hundred
ninety-eight, executed before ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON, Federal District
Notary Number One Hundred Three, the first official transcript of which was
recorded at the Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial
folio number two hundred thirty-three thousand nine hundred forty-four, which
recorded the notarial registration of the minutes of the Special Shareholder
Meeting of "JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL
STOCK held on the twenty-fourth of April of one thousand nine hundred
ninety-eight, which adopted the decision, among others, to amend the company
bylaws, and appoint MR. ALBERTO MENA ADAME as Secretary of the Board of
Directors.
c).- Official transcript of notarial instrument number fifty-three thousand two
hundred eighty-five dated the thirtieth of April of one thousand nine hundred
ninety-eight, executed before MIGUEL ALESSIO ROBLES, Esq., Federal District
Notary Number Nineteen, the first official transcript of which was recorded at
the Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folios numbers
two hundred thirty-three thousand nine hundred forty-four and forty-six thousand
nine hundred sixty-two, which recorded the merger of "JAFRA COSMETICS
INTERNATIONAL", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, as the absorbing
company, with "GRUPO JAFRA", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, as the
absorbed company.
d).- Official transcript of notarial instrument number eighty-four thousand five
hundred eighty-two dated the thirtieth of January of the year two thousand one,
executed before ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON, Federal District Notary Number One
Hundred Three, the first official transcript of which was recorded at the
Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number one
hundred ten thousand six hundred ninety-nine, dated the sixteenth of April of
the year two thousand, which recorded the appointment of the Secretary of the
Board of Directors and the granting of powers of attorney.
e).- Official transcript of notarial instrument number eighty-four thousand five
hundred eighty-three dated the twenty-ninth of January of the year two thousand
one, executed before ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON, Federal District Notary Number
One Hundred Three, the first official transcript of which was recorded at the
Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number one
hundred ten thousand six hundred ninety-nine, dated the sixteenth of April of
the year two thousand, which recorded the appointment of Mrs. ELIA ZULEMA
VELAZQUEZ VALENCIA as Secretary and member of the Board of Directors of "JAFRA
COSMETICS", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, as well as the granting
to her of the powers and authority specified in said notarial instrument.
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V.- "JAFRA COSMETICS", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, by means of an
official transcript of notarial instrument number twenty-eight thousand four
hundred seventy-one, dated the eighteenth of November of one thousand nine
hundred ninety-eight, executed before Jorge Antonio Francoz Garate,
Tlalnepantla, Mexico State Notary Number Seventeen, the first official
transcript of which was recorded at the Federal District Government Commercial
Registry on commercial folio number one hundred ten thousand six hundred
ninety-nine, dated the first of December of one thousand nine hundred
ninety-eight, which recorded the conversion of "Jafra Cosmetics", a Limited
Liability Company with Variable Capital Stock into a CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE
CAPITAL STOCK, the adoption of company bylaws, and the appointment of members of
the governing body, officers, and shareholder trustees.
VI.- "COSMETICOS Y FRAGRANCIAS", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, by
means of an official transcript of notarial instrument number four thousand five
hundred eighty-nine dated the twenty-ninth of January of the year two thousand
one, executed before Armando Galvez Perez Aragon, Federal District Notary Number
One Hundred Three, the first official transcript of which was recorded at the
Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number two
hundred forty-four thousand eighty hundred twenty-one dated the sixteenth of
April of the year two thousand one, which recorded the resignation and
appointment of the Secretary and member of the Board of Directors as well as the
revocation and granting of powers of attorney.
VII.- "JAFRAFIN", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK, by means of an
official transcript of notarial instrument number eighty-four thousand five
hundred eighty, dated the twenty-ninth of January of the year two thousand one,
executed before Armando Galvez Perez Aragon, Federal District Notary Number One
Hundred Three, the first official transcript of which was recorded at the
Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number two
hundred sixty-seven thousand one hundred seventy-three, dated the sixteenth of
April of the year two thousand one, which recorded the appointment of Mrs. ELIA
ZULEMA VELAZQUEZ VALENCIA as Secretary and member of the Board of Directors and
the granting of powers of attorney.
VIII.- "DISTRIBUIDORA COMERCIAL JAFRA", A CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL
STOCK:
Official transcript of notarial instrument number ninety-six thousand seven
hundred sixty-one, dated the twenty-sixth of February of the year two thousand
three, executed before ARMANDO GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON, Federal District Notary
Number One Hundred Three, the first official transcript of which was recorded at
the Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number
three hundred two thousand three hundred forty-one, dated twenty-fifth of March
of the year two thousand three, by which "DISTRIBUIDORA COMERCIAL JAFRA", A
CORPORATION WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL STOCK was organized, with domicile in Mexico
City, a term of ninety-nine years, minimum fixed capital stock of five hundred
thousand pesos, domestic currency (currently fifty thousand pesos, domestic
currency) and having the company purpose detailed in said notarial instrument.
I inserted copies of the aforementioned notarial instruments in the appendix to
this instrument under the letters "M", "N", "N", "O", "P", "Q", "R", and "S".
IX).- MR. JAIME PALOMINO ECHAVE, in representation of "BANKBOSTON",
INCORPORATED, A MULTIPLE BANKING INSTITUTION, TRUST DIVISION, by means of the
documents cited hereinafter and which are detailed in the certification which I
inserted in the appendix to this instrument under the letter "T".
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a).- By means of the notarial instrument executed before me, number sixty-four
thousand three thousand fifty-two dated the fourteenth of August of one thousand
nine hundred ninety-five, the first official transcript of which was recorded at
the Federal District Government Commercial Registry on commercial folio number
two hundred five hundred eight hundred fifteen, dated the nineteenth of February
of one thousand nine hundred ninety-six.
b).- By means of notarial instrument number twenty-two thousand three hundred
seventy-two, dated the tenth of September of the year two thousand one, executed
before Alejandro Del Valle Palazuelos, Federal District Notary Public Number One
Hundred Forty-Nine, the first official transcript of which was recorded at the
Federal District Government Commercial Registry on the twenty-first of September
of the year two thousand one, on commercial folio number two hundred five
thousand eight hundred fifteen.
I AS NOTARY CERTIFY:
ONE.- That I identified myself to the appearing parties in my capacity as
Notary.
TWO.- THAT I ascertained and confirmed the identity of the appearing parties,
which persons I deem to have the legal capacity to perform this official act.
THREE.- That the parties are aware of the revision authority of tax authorities
to assess the differences resulting from the payment of Federal or Local Taxes
that are occasioned by this transaction and therefore they shall be liable for
such differences, should there be any.
FOUR.- That no Value Added Tax was assessed due to the fact that there is no
sale according to the terms of Article Fourteen of the Federal Tax Code.
FIVE.- That the appearing parties stated the following as their personal
background information:
MR. EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS, a Mexican citizen by birth, a native of the Federal
District, where he was born on the eighth day of June of one thousand nine
hundred forty-one, married, a publicist, with domicile at Calle Pico de Turquino
thirteen, apartment three hundred two, Jardines en la Montana Subdivision,
Tlalpan District, Federal District.
He identified himself with: A voting credential with voter code number "LPBREG"
forty-one million sixty thousand eight hundred nine "H" six hundred, issued to
him by the Federal Electoral Agency.
MRS. ELIA ZULEMA VELAZQUEZ VALENCIA, a Mexican citizen by birth, a native of
Guadalajara, Jalisco State, where she was born on the twenty-second day of
October of one thousand nine hundred fifty-eight, married, a psychologist, with
domicile at calle Aquiles one hundred ninety-six, Lomas de [illegible]
Subdivision, Alvaro Obregon District, Federal District.
She identified herself with: A voting credential with voter code number "VLVLEL"
fifty-eight million one hundred two thousand two hundred fourteen "M" zero zero
zero, issued to her by the Federal Electoral Agency.
MR. JAIME PALOMINO ECHAVE, a Mexican citizen by birth, a native of the Federal
District, where he was born on the thirteenth day of October of one thousand
nine hundred sixty-eight, unmarried, a bank official, with domicile at Bosque de
Alisos number forty-seven dash "B", Bosques de las Lomas subdivision, Cuajimalpa
District, Federal District.
He identified himself with: A voting credential with voter code number "PLECIM"
sixty-eight million one hundred one thousand three hundred nine "H" six hundred,
issued to him by the Federal Electoral Agency.
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SEVEN.- That MR. EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS, MRS. ELIA ZULEMA VELAZQUEZ VALENCIA,
and MR. JAIME PALOMINO ECHAVE are lawful representatives of the Companies,
which are organized according to law.
TEN.- [sic] That I directly reviewed the documents listed in this instrument.
ELEVEN.- That the appearing parties state that the content of this instrument is
a consequence of their statements, representations, and instructions.
TWELVE.- That I advised the appearing parties of their right to read this
instrument personally.
THIRTEEN.- That this instrument was read to the appearing parties, whom I
informed as to, and to whom I explained the legal scope, significance, meaning,
and consequences of the content of same, and they stated their full
understanding and their approval, and signed it in my presence, on the twentieth
day of the month of May of the year two thousand three, at which time I gave it
FINAL EXECUTION.- I SO ATTEST.
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Irrevocable Trust covering
a Property Transfer
Certificate from the Secretary of
the Board of Directors of the Issuing Companies
May 20, 2003
BankBoston, S.A.
Multiple Banking Institution,
Trust Division
Bosque de Alisos No. 47-B, 3rd floor
Bosque de las Lomas Urban Development
05120 Mexico, Federal District
Attention: Head of the Trust Division
Dear Gentlemen:
With reference to the Irrevocable Trust covering a Property Transfer (the
"Trust Agreement"), entered into on May 20, 2003, by Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex,
S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V, Serviday, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de C.V. and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias, S.A. de C.V., jointly designated as settlors and trustees party
in the first place, Credit Suisse First Boston, acting through its branch
office in Grand Cayman, as primary beneficiary, acting as security agent of
the lenders under the Contract of Credit (as said term is defined in the
Trust Agreement); and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking Institution, Trust
Division, as trustee. The terms that are capitalized and not expressly
defined herein, will be used as they are defined in the Trust Agreement.
I, Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia, in my capacity as Secretary of the Board of
Directors of DIRSAMEX, S.A. DE C.V. (the "Company") certify under oath to tell
the truth, that as of this date, the transfer of ownership of the shares of JCSA
to the Trustee is duly entered in the Company's stock registry. A certified copy
of the respective entry in the Company's stock registry is attached hereto as
"Annex A".
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I issue this Certificate on May 20, 2003.
[signature]
Name: Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary of the Board of Directors
ENTRY NO. 14
I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Company, certify that on this date Jafra
Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., shareholder of the Company, endorsed
its shares, represented by stock certificate no. 5, over to BankBoston, S.A.,
Multiple Banking Institution, Trust Division, according to the Irrevocable
Trust covering a Property Transfer, entered into by Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex,
S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V., Serviday, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics S.A. de C.V., and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias S.A. de C.V. in their capacity as secondary Settlors and
beneficiaries, Credit Suisse First Boston, Grand Cayman branch, in its
capacity as primary beneficiary and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking
Institution, Trust Division in its capacity as Trustee.
Mexico, Federal District, May 20, 2003
[signature]
Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary
Irrevocable Trust covering
a Property Transfer
Certificate from the Secretary of
the Board of Directors of the Issuing Companies
May 20, 2003
BankBoston, S.A.
Multiple Banking Institution,
Trust Division
Bosque de Alisos No. 47-B, 3rd floor
Bosque de las Lomas Urban Development
05120 Mexico, Federal District
Attention: Head of the Trust Division
Dear Gentlemen:
With reference to the Irrevocable Trust covering a Property Transfer (the
"Trust Agreement"), entered into on May 20, 2003, by Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex,
S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V, Serviday, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de C.V. and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias, S.A. de C.V., jointly designated as settlors and trustees party
in the first place, Credit Suisse First Boston, acting through its branch
office in Grand Cayman, as primary beneficiary, acting as security agent of
the lenders under the Contract of Credit (as said term is defined in the
Trust Agreement); and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking Institution, Trust
Division, as trustee. The terms that are capitalized and not expressly
defined herein, will be used as they are defined in the Trust Agreement.
I, Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia, in my capacity as Secretary of the Board of
Directors of DISTRIBUIDORA VENUS S.A. DE C.V. (the "Company") certify under oath
to tell the truth, that as of this date, the transfer of ownership of the shares
of JCSA to the Trustee is duly entered in the Company's stock registry. A
certified copy of the respective entry in the Company's stock registry is
attached hereto as "Annex A".
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I issue this Certificate on May 20, 2003.
[signature]
Name: Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary of the Board of Directors
ENTRY NO. 21
I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Company, certify that on this date Jafra
Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., shareholder of the Company, endorsed
its shares, represented by stock certificates no. 5 and 7, over to
BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking Institution, Trust Division, according to
the Irrevocable Trust covering a Property Transfer, entered into by
Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International
S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex, S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V.,
Serviday, S.A. de C.V., Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics S.A. de C.V.,
and Cosmeticos y Fragancias S.A. de C.V. in their capacity as secondary
Settlors and beneficiaries, Credit Suisse First Boston, Grand Cayman branch,
in its capacity as primary beneficiary and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking
Institution, Trust Division in its capacity as Trustee.
Mexico, Federal District, May 20, 2003
[signature]
Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary
Irrevocable Trust covering
a Property Transfer
Certificate from the Secretary of
the Board of Directors of the Issuing Companies
May 20, 2003
BankBoston, S.A.
Multiple Banking Institution,
Trust Division
Bosque de Alisos No. 47-B, 3rd floor
Bosque de las Lomas Urban Development
05120 Mexico, Federal District
Attention: Head of the Trust Division
Dear Gentlemen:
With reference to the Irrevocable Trust covering a Property Transfer (the
"Trust Agreement"), entered into on May 20, 2003, by Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex,
S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V, Serviday, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de C.V. and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias, S.A. de C.V., jointly designated as settlors and trustees party
in the first place, Credit Suisse First Boston, acting through its branch
office in Grand Cayman, as primary beneficiary, acting as security agent of
the lenders under the Contract of Credit (as said term is defined in the
Trust Agreement); and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking Institution, Trust
Division, as trustee. The terms that are capitalized and not expressly
defined herein, will be used as they are defined in the Trust Agreement.
I, Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia, in my capacity as Secretary of the Board of
Directors of SERVIDAY, S.A. DE C.V. (the "Company") certify under oath to tell
the truth, that as of this date, the transfer of ownership of the shares of JCSA
to the Trustee is duly entered in the Company's stock registry. A certified copy
of the respective entry in the Company's stock registry is attached hereto as
"Annex A".
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I issue this Certificate on May 20, 2003.
[signature]
Name: Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary of the Board of Directors
ENTRY NO. 15
I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Company, certify that on this date Jafra
Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., shareholder of the Company, endorsed
its shares, represented by stock certificate no. 5, over to BankBoston, S.A.,
Multiple Banking Institution, Trust Division, according to the Irrevocable
Trust covering a Property Transfer, entered into by Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex,
S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V., Serviday, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics S.A. de C.V., and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias S.A. de C.V. in their capacity as secondary Settlors and
beneficiaries, Credit Suisse First Boston, Grand Cayman branch, in its
capacity as primary beneficiary and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking
Institution, Trust Division in its capacity as Trustee.
Mexico, Federal District, May 20, 2003
[signature]
Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary
Irrevocable Trust covering
a Property Transfer
Certificate from the Secretary of
the Board of Directors of the Issuing Companies
May 20, 2003
BankBoston, S.A.
Multiple Banking Institution,
Trust Division
Bosque de Alisos No. 47-B, 3rd floor
Bosque de las Lomas Urban Development
05120 Mexico, Federal District
Attention: Head of the Trust Division
Dear Gentlemen:
With reference to the Irrevocable Trust covering a Property Transfer (the
"Trust Agreement"), entered into on May 20, 2003, by Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex,
S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V, Serviday, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de C.V. and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias, S.A. de C.V., jointly designated as settlors and trustees party
in the first place, Credit Suisse First Boston, acting through its branch
office in Grand Cayman, as primary beneficiary, acting as security agent of
the lenders under the Contract of Credit (as said term is defined in the
Trust Agreement); and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking Institution, Trust
Division, as trustee. The terms that are capitalized and not expressly
defined herein, will be used as they are defined in the Trust Agreement.
I, Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia, in my capacity as Secretary of the Board of
Directors of JAFRAFIN, S.A. DE C.V. (the "Company") certify under oath to tell
the truth, that as of this date, the transfer of ownership of the shares of JCSA
to the Trustee is duly entered in the Company's stock registry. A certified copy
of the respective entry in the Company's stock registry is attached hereto as
"Annex A".
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I issue this Certificate on May 20, 2003.
[signature]
Name: Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary of the Board of Directors
ENTRY NO. 3
I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Company, certify that on this date, the
shareholders of the Company requested the cancellation of stock certificates 1
and 3 and the issuance of new stock certificates representing their stock
ownership in the Company. By virtue of the foregoing, the share capital was
distributed in accordance with the following
DEFINITIVE
STOCK NUMBER OF FIXED/VARIABLE
CERTIFICATE SHAREHOLDER SHARES SERIES CAPITAL
4 Jafra 49 A FIXED
Cosmetics
International,
S.A. de C.V.
5 Eugenio Lopez 1 A FIXED
Barrios
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Mexico, Federal District, May 20, 2003
[signature]
Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary
Irrevocable Trust covering
a Property Transfer
Certificate from the Secretary of
the Board of Directors of the Issuing Companies
May 20, 2003
BankBoston, S.A.
Multiple Banking Institution,
Trust Division
Bosque de Alisos No. 47-B, 3rd floor
Bosque de las Lomas Urban Development
05120 Mexico, Federal District
Attention: Head of the Trust Division
Dear Gentlemen:
With reference to the Irrevocable Trust covering a Property Transfer (the
"Trust Agreement"), entered into on May 20, 2003, by Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex,
S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V, Serviday, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de C.V. and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias, S.A. de C.V., jointly designated as settlors and trustees party
in the first place, Credit Suisse First Boston, acting through its branch
office in Grand Cayman, as primary beneficiary, acting as security agent of
the lenders under the Contract of Credit (as said term is defined in the
Trust Agreement); and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking Institution, Trust
Division, as trustee. The terms that are capitalized and not expressly
defined herein, will be used as they are defined in the Trust Agreement.
I, Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia, in my capacity as Secretary of the Board of
Directors of JAFRA COSMETICS, S.A. DE C.V. (the "Company") certify under oath to
tell the truth, that as of this date, the transfer of ownership of the shares of
JCSA to the Trustee is duly entered in the Company's stock registry. A certified
copy of the respective entry in the Company's stock registry is attached hereto
as "Annex A".
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I issue this Certificate on May 20, 2003.
[signature]
Name: Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary of the Board of Directors
ENTRY NO. 22
I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Company, certify that on this date Jafra
Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., shareholder of the Company, endorsed
its shares, represented by stock certificates 2 and 4, over to BankBoston,
S.A., Multiple Banking Institution, Trust Division, according to the
Irrevocable Trust covering a Property Transfer, entered into by Distribuidora
Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International S.A. de C.V.,
Dirsamex, S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V., Serviday, S.A. de
C.V., Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics S.A. de C.V., and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias S.A. de C.V. in their capacity as secondary Settlors and
beneficiaries, Credit Suisse First Boston, Grand Cayman branch, in its
capacity as primary beneficiary and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking
Institution, Trust Division in its capacity as Trustee.
Mexico, Federal District, May 20, 2003
[signature]
Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary
Irrevocable Trust covering
a Property Transfer
Certificate from the Secretary of
the Board of Directors of the Issuing Companies
May 20, 2003
BankBoston, S.A.
Multiple Banking Institution,
Trust Division
Bosque de Alisos No. 47-B, 3rd floor
Bosque de las Lomas Urban Development
05120 Mexico, Federal District
Attention: Head of the Trust Division
Dear Gentlemen:
With reference to the Irrevocable Trust covering a Property Transfer (the
"Trust Agreement"), entered into on May 20, 2003, by Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex,
S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V, Serviday, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de C.V. and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias, S.A. de C.V., jointly designated as settlors and trustees party
in the first place, Credit Suisse First Boston, acting through its branch
office in Grand Cayman, as primary beneficiary, acting as security agent of
the lenders under the Contract of Credit (as said term is defined in the
Trust Agreement); and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking Institution, Trust
Division, as trustee. The terms that are capitalized and not expressly
defined herein, will be used as they are defined in the Trust Agreement.
I, Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia, in my capacity as Secretary of the Board of
Directors of COSMETICOS Y FRAGANCIAS, S.A. DE C.V. (the "Company") certify under
oath to tell the truth, that as of this date, the transfer of ownership of the
shares of JCSA to the Trustee is duly entered in the Company's stock registry. A
certified copy of the respective entry in the Company's stock registry is
attached hereto as "Annex A".
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I issue this Certificate on May 20, 2003.
[signature]
Name: Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary of the Board of Directors
ENTRY NO. 4
I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Company, certify that on this date Jafra
Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., shareholder of the Company, endorsed
its shares, represented by stock certificate no. 4, over to BankBoston, S.A.,
Multiple Banking Institution, Trust Division, according to the Irrevocable
Trust covering a Property Transfer, entered into by Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics International S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex,
S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V., Serviday, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics S.A. de C.V., and Cosmeticos y
Fragancias S.A. de C.V. in their capacity as secondary Settlors and
beneficiaries, Credit Suisse First Boston, Grand Cayman branch, in its
capacity as primary beneficiary and BankBoston, S.A., Multiple Banking
Institution, Trust Division in its capacity as Trustee.
Mexico, Federal District, May 20, 2003
[signature]
Elia Zulema Velazquez Valencia
Position: Secretary
Jose Visoso del Valle
Notary no. 92
of the Federal District
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BOOK NUMBER EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-THREE.----------------------------------------
INSTRUMENT NUMBER SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
FOLIO NUMBERS FROM FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TO FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND
FOUR HUNDRED
IN THE CITY OF MEXICO, on the nineteenth of June of the year two thousand three.
JOSE VISOSO DEL VALLE, NOTARY PUBLIC NUMBER NINETY-TWO OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT
AND FEDERALLY-OWNED PROPERTY, I CERTIFY:--------------------------------------
THE NOTARIZATION OF AN IRREVOCABLE TRUST CONTRACT OF ADMINISTRATION WITH RIGHT
TO RECOVERY (HENCEFORTH, DESIGNATED AS THE "CONTRACT"), ENTERED INTO BY PARTY OF
THE FIRST PART, "DISTRIBUIDORA VENUS", SOCIEDAD ANOMINA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE(1),
REPRESENTED HEREIN BY MR. EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS AND MS. ELIA ZULEMA VELAZQUEZ
VALENCIA, AS SETTLOR AND BENEFICIARY (HENCEFORTH CALLED "DVSA"), AND PARTY OF
THE SECOND PART, "BANKBOSTON", SOCIEDAD ANOMINA(2), MULTIPLE BANKING
INSTITUTION, TRUST DIVISION, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS FIDUCIARY DELEGATES, MR.
JAIME PALOMINO ECHAVE AND MR. JESUS MIGUEL ESCUDERO BASURTO, AS TRUSTEE
HENCEFORTH DESIGNATED AS THE "TRUSTEE",
in accordance with the following declarations and clauses that follow the oath
below:
I, THE NOTARY PUBLIC, CERTIFY that I have sworn in those appearing before me
with regard to this document and that I have warned them of the penalties
incurred by whosoever makes a false statement when being interrogated by the
Notary Public of the Federal District in accordance with the powers established
by the Law, pursuant to Article one hundred sixty-five of the Notary Public Law
and Article three hundred eleven of the Penal code, both for the Federal
District, which accordingly stipulate:---------------------------
"Article 165. - The penalty provided by Article 247 of the Penal Code shall
apply to that person who: I. Interrogated by a Notary Public of the Federal
District, by the Board in accordance with the powers established by this Law, or
by the Archive, should fail to tell the truth; II. Should make false
declarations before a Notary Public of the Federal District that the Notary
Public enters into an instrument."
"Article 311.
Whoever, upon declaring before an authority exercising his powers or as a result
thereof, should fail to tell the truth with regard to the deeds that caused the
intervention of that authority, will be sanctioned with a penalty of two to six
years in prison and one hundred to three hundred days fine.
If the false declaration refers to circumstances or incidents of the deeds that
led to the intervention of the authority, the penalty will be from one to three
years in prison, and fifty to one hundred fifty days fine".
1 Translator's Note: Sociedad Anomina de Capital Variable (SA de CV)
Corporation with a variable share capital
2 Translator's Note: Sociedad Anomina (SA) Corporation
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Notary no. 92
of the Federal District
DECLARATIONS
1. DVSA, in its capacity as settlor, herein declares through its legal
representatives and under oath, that:
a) It is a corporation with a variable share capital duly founded and validly
existing in accordance with the laws of the United Mexican States ("Mexico"),
and it has full legal capacity and sufficient corporate authorizations to enter
into and fulfill its obligations under this Contract;
b) It is the sole and legitimate owner of the property identified as THE
BUILDING INDICATED BY NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE OF CALLES [sic] DE LA VICTORIA AND THE
LAND ON WHICH IT IS BUILT, THAT IT IS THE NORTHERN DIVISION OF LAND PARCEL
NUMBER SEVEN OF THE TENTH BLOCK, OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK CALLED "ALCE BLANCO",
LOCATED IN SAN BARTOLO NAUCALPAN, IN TERMS OF THE DISTRICT OF TLALNEPANTLA,
STATE OF MEXICO, according to deed number FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
THIRTY-NINE, dated April twenty, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, executed before
Mr. Miguel Alessio Robles, Notary Public no. nineteen of the Federal District,
whose first transcript was recorded in the Public Land Registry of Tlalnepantla,
attributed to the Municipalities of Naucalpan and Huixquilucan, State of Mexico,
under entry no. two hundred sixty, of volume one thousand four hundred six,
first book of Section One, dated June first, nineteen hundred ninety-eight and
that herein DVSA exhibits to me the record where the sales contract is recorded,
whereby "REDAY", SOCIEDAD ANOMINA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, acquired from "GILLETTE
MANUFACTURA", SOCIEDAD ANOMINA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, for a price of ONE MILLION
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, said
property with the surface area, measurements and boundaries that in the
aforementioned deed are described below:_______________________________________
"with a surface area of FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE POINT FOURTEEN
SQUARE METERS and the following boundaries: TO THE NORTHEAST, sixty-five point
twenty-one meters with Calle de la Victoria; TO THE SOUTH, sixty-seven point
forty-five meters with the south section of lot seven; TO THE EAST, fifty-one
point seventy meters, with lot one of block ten; TO THE WEST, sixty-three point
seventy meters with fourth street; and TO THE NORTH, nine point five meters,
with the intersection of fourth street and Calle de la Victoria".
c). That the property object of this deed is free of lien, does not have
attachments or limitations in its ownership, and there is no decree over it that
establishes provisions, intents, uses or reserves, which is proven with the
certificate, stating that there are no liens against it, that was presented to
the Director of the Public Land Registry of TLALNEPANTLA, STATE OF MEXICO, dated
JUNE FOUR, TWO THOUSAND THREE, which is added to the appendix of this deed under
letter "A".
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d) All property taxes of the property have been paid in full and on time, and
there is no outstanding payment whatsoever owed with regard to Federal, State,
Municipal or local contributions, fees for water, sewer service or taxes or
duties with regard to or related to the property;
e) All permits and authorizations of any nature legally required with regard to
the Property have been obtained, which are in full effect and force, except for
contributions for insignificant amounts the failure of which to pay on time, or
permits and authorizations the lack of which, does not and is not expected to
have an adverse effect or significance on the value of the Property;
f) The Property is not the subject of any agreement, contract, accord or any
type of document or instrument according to which the transfer, assignment or
collateral thereof is prohibited by DVSA;
g) The Property is insured with financially solid insurance companies of
recognized prestige, and is covered against losses and damage of the type that
are generally insured by companies that are dedicated to the same or similar
type of business; said insurance policies have been taken out for amounts not
less than those amounts generally covered by said other companies under the same
circumstances, and DVSA has paid all the insurance premiums owed and due with
respect to said policies. The premiums and coverage referred to above are in
full force and effect as of the date of this Contract;
h) No authorization or approval whatsoever is required to enter into this
Contract or transfer the Property in favor of the Trustee, for the Purposes of
the Trust, or fulfill or perform the obligations assumed by the same in the
terms of this Contract, which are legal, valid and enforceable against the DVSA
under the terms of this Contract.
i) To date, there is no, and according to its knowledge and understanding, after
having performed a reasonably thorough investigation, it has no knowledge of
there being a threat that any action, petition, claim, requirement or procedure
will be initiated before any court, governmental agency or arbiter that affects
or could affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Contract, or
the legitimate ownership of DVSA of the Property;
j) The entry into and fulfillment of this Contract does not violate or
constitute a nonperformance under (i) any provision of its corporate bylaws or
its founding document, (ii) any contract, agreement, license, resolution or
order of which DVSA is party or to which DVSA or any of its assets is subject,
or (iii) any law, regulation, announcement, order or decree from any office or
governmental entity;
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of the Federal District
k) The persons that enter into this Contract on behalf of and representing DVSA
have sufficient powers and authorities and the necessary corporate
authorizations to enter into this Contract on its behalf, and that said powers,
faculties and corporate authorizations have in no way been modified, revoked or
limited;
l) It is DVSA's intent to irrevocably transfer the Property to the Trustee for
the Purposes of the Trust (as said term is defined below) in accordance with
that set forth in this Contract; and
m) Even though it transfers the title and ownership of the Property to the
Trustee for the fulfillment of the Purposes of the Trust, DVSA, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Contract, keeps the right to repurchase from the
Trustee the Property (the "Right of Recovery"), whereby as long as the Right of
Recovery does not end in accordance with that provided in this Contract, the
transfer of the Property to the Trustee under this Contract will not constitute
an assignment of the Property for tax purposes, in accordance with that provided
in Article fourteen, section V, subparagraph a) and b) of the Tax Code of the
Federation.
II. The Trustee herein declares that:
a) It is a duly formed corporation legally abiding by the laws of Mexico,
authorized to operate as a multiple banking institution, and to provide trustee
services;
b) It wishes to enter into this Contract to accept its designation as Trustee,
and perform each and every one of the actions necessary or appropriate to
fulfill the Purposes of the Trust (as said term is defined below) and to fulfill
its obligations under this Contract;
c) No authorization or approval is required for it to enter into this Contract,
or to fulfill or execute the obligations assumed herein under the terms of this
Contract, which are legal, valid and enforceable against the Trustee under this
Contract; and
d) Its fiduciary delegates have sufficient powers and authorities, and the
necessary corporate authorizations to enter into this Contract on its behalf,
and that said corporate powers, authorities and authorizations have in no way
been revoked or limited.
BY VIRTUE OF THE FOREGOING, based on the background information and the
declarations contained herein, the parties agree to the following:
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Notary no. 92
of the Federal District
CLAUSES
FIRST. CERTAIN TERMS DEFINED.
a) As used in this Contract, the following terms will have the following
meanings:
"Agents" has the meaning attributed to it in Clause Six of this Contract.
"Contract" means this Irrevocable Trust Contract of Administration with Right to
Recovery, together with each and every one of the Annexes mentioned herein.
"Right of Recovery" has the meaning that is given to it in subpararagraph (m) of
the first Declaration of this Contract.
"Dollars" means dollars, legal currency in the United States of America.
"Business Day" means any day that is not Saturday, Sunday or any other day in
which the commercial banks in the City of New York, United States of America and
in Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico, are authorized or required by law to
remain closed.
"Trust Agreement" means the Irrevocable Trust covering a Property Transfer
Contract dated May twenty, two thousand three, entered into by DVSA,
Distribuidora Comercial Jafra Sociedad Anomina de Capital Variable, Jafra
Cosmetics International Sociedad Anomina de Capital Variable, Dirsamex Sociedad
Anomina de Capital Variable, Serviday Sociedad Anomina de Capital Variable,
Jafrafin Sociedad Anomina de Capital Variable, Jafra Cosmetics Sociedad Anomina
de Capital Variable and Cosmeticos y Fragancias Sociedad Anomina de Capital
Variable, jointly as secondary settlors and beneficiaries, who designate Credit
Suisse First Boston, Grand Cayman branch as primary beneficiary, and BankBoston,
Sociedad Anomina, Multiple banking institution, Trust Division, as trustee, as
indicated in the deed before me, number SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
SIXTY-NINE, dated May twenty in the year two thousand three, whose first
transcript is pending entry in the Public Land Registry of the Federal District,
as it has only recently been executed;
"Trustee" has the meaning given to it in the introduction of this Contract.
"Purposes of the Trust" has the meaning given to it in Clause Fourth.
"Maintenance Costs" means the ordinary costs of maintenance, taxes, insurance
and any other expense related to the Property.
"Lien" means, with regard to any asset or good, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
expense or any other guarantee or any agreement of preference over said good or
asset that has the practical effect of creating a guarantee or lien over said
good or asset.
"Property Tax" has the meaning given to it in subparagraph (c) of Clause Ninth.
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"Property" has the meaning given to it in subparagraph (b) of the First
Declaration of this Contract.
"Mexico" has the meaning given to it in the subparagraph (a) of the First
declaration of this Contract.
"Pesos" means the legal currency in Mexico.
(b) Interpretation of the Defined Terms. The terms defined in this First Clause
shall apply both to the singular and plural forms of said terms. When the
context so requires, any pronoun shall include the masculine, feminine or
neutral form as applicable. Unless explicitly and otherwise stipulated, all
references to numbers or letters of Clauses, sections, paragraphs or
subparagraphs refer to Clauses, sections, paragraphs or subparagraphs of this
Contract, and all references to the Annexes refer to Annexes attached and
incorporated by reference to this Contract. It shall be understood that words
(i) "herein", hereof", "in accordance with this Contract" "herein below" and
words of similar meaning refer to this Contract in its entirety and not to any
Clause, section, paragraph or subparagraph in particular of the Contract; (ii)
"include", "includes" and "including" are followed by the phrase "but not
limited to", except otherwise indicated; and (iii) "good", "asset" and/or
"ownership" have the same meaning and effect and refer to all and each of the
goods, assets and properties, tangible and intangible, including cash, shares
and equity capital of the corporate capital of any company or individual,
securities, revenue, accounts, rights of lease and contractual rights.
Furthermore, it shall be considered that any reference to (i) any contract,
agreement or instrument including a reference to said contract, agreement or
instrument according to the same is modified either in whole or in part or any
other form changed from time to time, and (ii) any law or regulation including
the changes to the same from time to time or to any law or regulation that
replaces them.
SECOND. CONSTITUTION OF THE TRUST AND APPOINTMENT OF THE TRUSTEE.
a) DVSA, in its capacity as settlor and subject to the Right of Recovery, herein
irrevocably transfers to the Trustee, for the fulfillment of the Purposes of the
Trust, the ownership and title of the property and all that corresponds thereto
by law and deed, free of any Lien and with no reserve or limitation of any
ownership, granting the Trustee the broadest applicable receipt by law.
b) It is recorded that DVSA reserves the Right of Recovery, and that the
transfer of the Property to the Trustee does not constitute an assignment in
accordance under Article fourteen of the Federal Tax Code, as long as the Right
of Recovery has not ended in accordance with that provided in this Contract.
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of the Federal District
c) The Trustee herein (i) accepts its appointment as trustee of this Contract
and agrees to faithfully fulfill the Purposes of the Trust and all the
obligations assumed thereby under this Contract, and (ii) recognizes and accepts
the Title of the Property, and agrees to possess said title for the Purposes of
the Trust. DVSA herein explicitly authorizes the Trustee to take all necessary
measures to execute the Purposes of the Trust, as established herein, and the
Trustee agrees not to take or fail to take actions that could hinder the
fulfillment of the Purposes of the Trust.
THIRD. PARTIES OF THE TRUST. The parties of this Contract are:
Settlor: Distribuidora Venus, Sociedad Anomina de Capital Variable.
Beneficiary: Distribuidora Venus, Sociedad Anomina de Capital Variable or any
other person or third party purchaser of the trustee rights of DVSA under
this Contract.
Trustee: BankBoston Sociedad Anomina, Multiple Banking Institution, Trust
Division.
FOURTH. PURPOSES OF THE TRUST. THE PURPOSES OF THIS CONTRACT (THE "PURPOSES
OF THE TRUST") ARE:
a) for the Trustee to receive and maintain the ownership and title of the
property free of liens, options or any other limitations of ownership.
b) for the Trustee to, at all times during the period of performance of this
Contract, keep the ownership and title of the property, and all the improvements
and increases to the same, without completing any legal or material act that
implies disposal or assignment of the property or any part thereof.
c) for the Trustee, in accordance with the instructions that writing it receives
in writing from DVSA, to carry out the necessary acts related to the
preservation, repair and administration of the Property, with the understanding
that DVSA may request that general or special powers be given or agency
contracts be entered into (that under no circumstances will be irrevocable) with
third parties to fulfill the Purposes of the Trust, including the power to
instruct the Trustee, with regard to the preservation, repair, and
administration of the Building; with the understanding, however, that said
general or special powers or agency contracts at no time and under no
circumstance shall include the authority to enter into acts of ownership or
disposal.
d) In general, to perform all actions and comply with all instructions issued
by DVSA in accordance with that expressly stated in this Contract.
FIFTH. DURATION OF THE CONTRACT. This Contract shall remain in full effect
until: a) the Trust Agreement is terminated in accordance with that provided
in Clause Fifth of the Trust Agreement; or
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b) any of the events provided in Article three hundred ninety-two of the General
Law of Titles and Credit Operations occurs (with the exception of the situation
provided in section VI of said Article), that are compatible with the nature of
this Contract.
SIXTH. AGENCY CONTRACT.
a) In accordance with that provided in paragraph (C) of Clause Fourth, the
Trustee herein appoints DVSA (in said capacity, the "Agent") as its trade agent
without representation in accordance with Articles two hundred seventy-three,
two hundred seventy-four and two hundred eight-four and the related articles of
the Trade Code, so that it may perform all acts related to the preservation,
repair and administration of the Building in the ordinary course of business of
DVSA, included but not limited to, the payment of all the Maintenance Costs;
with the understanding, however, that the Agent may not directly or indirectly
perform any legal or material act that implies the disposal or assignment of the
Building or any part thereof.
b) The Trustee may not assume any responsibility with regard to the acts
performed by the Agent in the exercise of this contract or for any other reason.
SEVENTH. RIGHT OF RECOVERY AND OTHER RIGHTS.
a) DVSA alone may exercise its Right of Recovery starting on the date on which
the term of effectiveness of this Contract ends, in accordance with that
stipulated in Clause Fifth, requesting in writing from the Trustee the recovery
of the ownership and title of the Building on behalf of DVSA.
b) The Right of Recovery shall terminate at the time in which the Trustee,
acting in said capacity under the Trust Agreement, transfers the ownership and
title of the Building (either directly or through the transfer of DVSA's trustee
rights under this Contract) to any person (other than DVSA), in accordance with
that provided in the Trust Agreement.
c) To the extent expressly allowed and according to the terms expressly provided
under the Trust Agreement and the Credit Contract (as said term is defined in
the Trust Agreement), DVSA shall have the authority to perform, in the ordinary
course of business, intercompany transactions that are necessary or appropriate
for the implementation of its operations, including but not limited to the
entering into of lease contracts and free loans for the use of property over the
Building; with the understanding, however, that DVSA shall (i) within 5 (five)
Business Days following the date on which any lease contract or commodatum
agreement(3) or any other contract is entered into whereby the use of the
Building or any part thereof is granted in accordance with that contemplated in
this paragraph (c); or
3 Translator's Note: "Gratuitous loan (of something) for use without
compensation" (Garner, Modern Legal Usage)
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(ii) within 5 (five) Business Days following the date of this Contract, in case
that as of the date of this Contract, any lease, commodatum agreement or any
other contract is in effect by virtue of which the use of the Building is
granted: (x) to notify the affiliated respective company with which DVSA entered
into said transaction or contract, of the existence of this Contract and the
Trust Agreement, and the implications and legal scope thereof; and (y) to
deliver to the Trustee (who in turn shall deliver a copy to the trustee under
the Trust Agreement) an original signed copy of said notification, with the
return receipt requested of said affiliated company.
EIGHTH. OBLIGATIONS OF DVSA.
a) During the period of performance of this Contract, DVSA agrees (i) to defend
the title and right of the Trustee over the Building against claims and demands
of any person other than the Trustee; (ii) not to constitute, incur, assume or
allow the existence of any lien or guarantee or options in favor of, or any
claim of any person with regard to, the Building or any part thereof, except for
that provided in the Trust Agreement; (iii) not to sell, transfer, assign, grant
as collateral, deliver, assign in trust, grant, usufruct, or dispose of in any
way, or grant any option with respect to the Building or any part thereof,
except for that provided in the Trust Agreement and Clause Seventh of this
Contract; and (iv) to enter into and deliver to the Trustee those documents and
perform any reasonable action with regard to this Contract and/or Building, that
the Trustee requests it to do in writing from time to time and with reasonable
advance notice for the purpose of protecting and maintaining the Building, and
paying all costs deriving from or with regard to the foregoing.
b) DVSA shall keep the possession of the Building as a result of which all risks
of loss, damage or deterioration of the worth of the Building shall be the
exclusive responsibility of DVSA. Moreover, DVSA shall be responsible for any
petition, action, obligation, loss, damage or responsibility deriving from or
related to the Building and accordingly, DVSA agrees to indemnify and hold safe
and harmless the Trustee and any third party assignee of the rights of DVSA
under this Contract from any action, petition, claim, loss, damage or
responsibility deriving from or related to the Building. c) Furthermore, DVSA
agrees to keep the Building as if it were its own, to not use it for any object
other than that provided in this Contract and to be responsible for damages that
are caused to third parties when making use thereof. DVSA shall pay all expenses
and costs necessary or appropriate for the proper preservation, repair and
administration of the Building, including but not limited to the Maintenance
Costs.
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e) [sic] DVSA shall, and herein expressly agrees to deliver to the Trustee all
reasonable information that the Trustee requests in writing with regard to the
Building (or any part thereof), within 5 (five) Business Days following the date
on which it receives said request in writing.
NINTH. DEFENSE OF THE BUILDING; INDEMNIFICATION.
a) In the event the defense of the Building is required vis-a-vis any third
party, the Trustee shall grant powers for lawsuits and collections (that under
no circumstance shall be irrevocable) on behalf of the person or persons
designated by DVSA in writing; with the understanding, however, that the Trustee
shall not assume any responsibility with regard to the acts that any of its
representatives performs, which provision that shall be included in the powers
granted by the Trustee; with the additional understanding, that any of said
representative shall accept that all of the costs, fees and expenses incurred by
them in the exercise of said powers shall be solely and exclusively borne by
DVSA, without the Trustee incurring any responsibility for said costs, fees and
expenses.
c) [sic] DVSA shall pay on time and in due form any taxes, fees, contributions,
duties or charges of any kind determined or imposed by any government authority
over the Building (the "Building Costs") that corresponding to it in accordance
with the applicable legislation. DVSA shall deliver to the Trustee, when so
requested by the Trustee in writing with reasonable advance notice, all the
documents necessary to certify that the applicable Building Taxes have been paid
in full and on time and in the proper manner.
d) In the event of an emergency, the Trustee shall perform the acts that are
proven to be necessary to preserve the Building and the rights deriving there
from.
e) DVSA shall indemnify, defend and keep safe and harmless the Trustee and any
third party assignee of the rights of DVSA under this Contract, and their
respective employees, officials, counselors and agents, against any claim,
action, obligation, damage, loss, responsibility, cost and expense (including
reasonable attorney fees) that arise from or in regard to this Contract or with
the Building, unless they derive directly from the negligence, fraud or bad
faith of said persons.
TENTH. RESTORATION IN THE EVENT OF EVICTION. DVSA shall be obligated and
responsible for the restoration in the event of eviction from the Building or
from any part thereof in accordance with that provided in the applicable laws.
DVSA herein authorizes the Trustee to assign, transmit or in any other way
transfer the rights deriving from this Clause Ten to any third party assignee of
the rights of DVSA under this Contract or to any third party acquiring the
ownership of the Building. The rights resulting from this clause Ten shall
remain in full effect and force for six months, starting from the date on which
the Trustee or any third party, as applicable, acquires and receives said equity
and/or the Building, regardless of that provided in Article two thousand one
hundred thirty-nine of the Civil Federal Code and the corresponding articles of
the Civil Codes of the federative entities of Mexico and the Federal District.
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ELEVENTH. LEGAL PROHIBITIONS. In accordance with paragraph b) of the section
nineteen (in roman numerals) of Article one hundred six of the Law of Credit
Institutions, the Trustee declares that it has explained to DVSA the extent and
purposes of said paragraph (as well as that provided in the last caption of
section nineteen (in roman numerals) of Article one hundred six of the Law of
Credit Institutions) that states the following:
"Article 106. Credit Institutions are prohibited from the following:
XIX. In the performance of the operations to which section XV of Article 46
of this Law refers:
a) - b) To be responsible to the settlers, principals or agents, for the
nonperformance of the debtors, for the credits that are granted or of the
issuers, for the values that are acquired, unless said nonperformance is
attributable to the same Credit Institutions, as provided in the final part of
Article 391 of the General Law of Securities and Credit Transactions, or to
guarantee the collection of returns for the funds whose investment is granted to
them.
If at the end of the trust, mandate or commission constituted for the granting
of credits, they have not been paid by the debtors, the institution shall
transfer them to the settlor or beneficiary, as applicable, or to the principal
or agent, abstaining from paying the amount thereof. Any agreement contrary to
that provided in the previous paragraphs shall be null and void".
The responsibility of the Trustee in accordance with this Contract shall in any
case be limited to the worth of the Building.
TWELFTH. TAXES AND EXPENSES.
a) All expenses, costs, taxes, fees, applicable Building Taxes and fees that
arise from the preparation and entering into of this Contract, and for any
modification to the same, and for any act or document that is a part of this
Contract shall be performed, prepared, signed or notified, including but not
limited to the reasonable fees duly documented of the legal auditors of the
Trustee and any cost incurred by the Trustee in the fulfillment of its
obligations and in the exercise of its rights in accordance with this Contract
shall be the responsibility and borne totally and exclusively by DVSA.
b) In the event that for any reason the Beneficiary should pay, on behalf and at
the order of DVSA any of said fees, costs or expenses, DVSA agrees to
immediately reimburse the Beneficiary there for whenever DVSA is required in
writing to do so.
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THIRTEENTH. COMMISSIONS OF THE TRUSTEE. As consideration for its services under
this Contract, DVSA shall pay the Trustee the commissions established below,
with the understanding that said commissions do not include the corresponding
value-added tax.
1. Fee for Designation of the Position and Execution. The Trustee shall receive
the amount of TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, LEGAL CURRENCY IN THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, for its designation as Trustee and for the execution of this Contract;
this commission will be paid by DVSA to the Trustee at the moment in which this
Contract is entered into.
2. Commission for Administration. The Trustee shall receive the amount of FOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS, LEGAL CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA per year for
the administration of this Contract, payable every six months in advance, i.e.,
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA per six-month
period, the first of which DVSA shall pay to the Trustee when this Contract is
signed.
Other Acts. For any modification to this Contract, for the granting of powers or
for any legal act not provided for in the Contract, the amount of US$ 500.00
(five hundred US dollars) payable upon the signing of the modification, contract
or respective document.
The fees of the Trustee shall give rise to the corresponding Value-Added Tax, in
accordance with that provided in the applicable legislation, and will be
increased annually in accordance with the Consumer Price Index, published by the
US Department of Labor Statistics.
4. Taxes, fees, costs, (including travel costs and per diems if applicable),
shall be paid in advance to the Trustee at the responsibility and order of DVSA.
5. DVSA agrees that the Trustee shall abstain from performing any administrative
process, as long as there is any debt on his behalf pending payment.
6. In the event the fees of the Trustee have not been paid in accordance with
this Clause, DVSA shall pay late interest to the Trustee each month, at the rate
resulting from the addition of the Average interest Percentage Rate (CPP) (or
any index that replaces it) published by the Bank of Mexico for the month
corresponding to the delay, plus 2.0% (two percentage points).
FOURTEENTH. ASSIGNMENTS. Except for (i) that provided by Clause Twenty and (ii)
transfer performed by DVSA in accordance with the Deed of Trust, none of the
parties may assign, transfer, convey or in any way dispose of their rights and
obligations deriving from this Contract without the prior and written consent of
the other parties; with the understanding that the consent of the Trustee will
only be granted subject to authorization in writing of Credit Suisse First
Boston, branch office of Grand Cayman, in its capacity as beneficiary under the
Deed of Trust.
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FIFTEENTH. MODIFICATIONS. This Contract may be modified solely with the
consent in writing from DVSA and the Trustee; with the understanding that the
consent of the Trustee may only be granted after written authorization of
Credit Suisse First Boston, branch office of Grand Cayman, in its capacity as
beneficiary under this Deed of Trust.
SIXTEENTH. NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS. All notices and communications among the
parties shall be written in Spanish and shall be submitted (i) personally, with
return receipt requested; (ii) via special messenger service, with return
receipt requested; or (iii) via fax, following by special messenger service or
personal delivery, with return receipt requested. All notices and communications
shall be presented at the following addresses and fax numbers, and shall be
considered as being personally delivered:
For DVSA:
Boulevard Manuel Avila Camacho Number five hundred fifteen, Colony Tlacopac,
Mexico, Federal District, Postal Code zero one thousand forty.
Telephone: (52-55) 5490-1700 fifty-two dash fifty-five fifty-four ninety dash
seventeen zero zero.
Fax: (52-55) 5490-1790 fifty-two dash fifty-five fifty-four ninety dash
seventeen ninety.
Attention: Director General
For the Trustee:
BankBoston Sociedad Anomina, Multiple Banking Institution, Trust Division Bosque
de Alisos number forty-seven dash "B", third floor.
Bosques de las Lomas Development, Postal code zero five thousand one hundred
twenty, Mexico, Federal District.
Telephone: (5255) 5257-7900 fifty-two fifty-five fifty-two fifty-seven
seventy-nine zero zero.
Fax: (5255) 5257-7122 fifty-two fifty-five fifty-two fifty-seven seventy-one
twenty-two.
Attention: Miguel Escudero Basurto - Trustee Director.
SEVENTEENTH: ANNEXES AND HEADINGS. All documents attached to this Contract
are an integral part of this Contract as if they were inserted to the letter.
The titles and headings included in this Contract are used solely for
purposes of convenience and shall not affect the interpretation of this
Contract.
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EIGHTEENTH. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS. DVSA agrees, at the request in writing
(delivered with reasonable advance notice) of the Trustee, to sign and deliver
or cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee, each and every one of the
contracts, instruments, notifications, notices and other documents that are
deemed by the Trustee to be reasonable necessary or appropriate to execute or
fulfill the terms and object of this Contract.
NINETEENTH. JURISDICTION, APPLICABLE LAW. For everything related to the
interpretation and fulfillment of this Contract, the parties herein expressly
and irrevocably submit to the applicable laws of Mexico, and to the jurisdiction
of the competent courts of Mexico, Federal District, whereby they expressly and
irrevocably waive any other jurisdiction that might correspond to them by virtue
of their present or future domiciles or for any other reason.
TWENTIETH. WAIVER AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRUSTEE.
a) In accordance with the third paragraph of the Article three hundred
eight-five of the Law, the Trustee may waive or be removed from its position by
DVSA, in both cases, for serious causes in the judgment of a trial court judge
of the district in which the Trustee is domiciled. In the case of removal, DVSA
shall request it in writing at least 20 (twenty) Business Days in advance of the
date in which the removal is to take effect.
b) The Trustee expressly agrees herein that its waiver shall not enter into
effect until whichever of the following occurs first: (i) the date on which DVSA
has appointed a successor trustee and said successor trustee has accepted its
appointment to act as Trustee in accordance with this Contract and (ii) 90
(ninety) calendar days after the delivery of said waiver notice. Upon ceasing
its position, the Trustee, by waiver or removal, shall prepare a report of the
Assets of the Trust that comprises everything from the last report that it
rendered until the date on which said waiver or replacement takes effect. The
parties shall have 10 (ten) Business Days to examine the report and request any
clarifications that they deem pertinent. After said term is over, the report
shall be considered as tacitly approved if no observation has been formulated.
c) Upon designating the replacement Trustee, the latter shall acquire the
ownership of the entirety of the Building, and shall be vested with all the
powers, rights, authorities and obligations in accordance with this Contract.
TWENTY-FIRST. INDEMNIFICATION TO THE TRUSTEE.
DVSA shall defend and hold the Trustee, and its trustee delegates, officials,
employees and agents safe and harmless from any responsibility, damage,
obligation, claim, ruling, transaction, requirement, expense and/or cost of any
kind, including attorney fees, that are enforced against, that result from, are
taxed on,
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or incurred by, resulting from or as a consequence of acts performed by the
Trustee for the fulfillment of the Purposes of the Trust, and the defense of the
Building (except those that are a consequence of fraud, negligence or bad faith
of the Trustee or when the Trustee performs any act for which it is not
authorized by this Contract) or for claims, fines, penalties and any other debt
of any kind with regard to the Building or with this Contract, vis-a-vis
administrative, legal, tribunal, arbitration or any other court, either locally
or federally and of the Mexican Republic or foreign government (except as a
consequence of fraud, negligence or bad faith of the Trustee or when the Trustee
performs any act for which it is not authorized by this Contract).
In the event any situation by deed or act of authority, or a consequence of a
legal nature should arise, that results in monetary responsibilities over this
Contract and/or the assets of BankBoston, Sociedad Anomina, Multiple Banking
Institution that have been generated by acts or omissions of DVSA, by the
Trustee in fulfillment of the Purposes of the Trust or by third parties,
including disbursements related to the acts and concepts that are indicated in
the previous paragraph (except in the cases in which there was fraud, negligence
or bad faith of the Trustee or when the Trustee performs any act for which it is
not authorized by this Contract), the payment deriving from said monetary
responsibilities shall be borne by DVSA.
TWENTY-SECOND. REGISTRY. DVSA shall, on that same date, present to register this
Contract with the Public Land Registry of the place in which the Building is
located, for which purpose it will deliver to the Trustee a letter issued by the
notary or notaries public charged with performing said records, in which this
Contract is certified has been presented for registry in said Public Register in
accordance with that provided in this Clause.
Not withstanding the foregoing, DVSA agrees to deliver to the Trustee, as soon
as possible, but no later than 45 (forty-five) Business Days following the date
this Contract is signed, an initial transcript (original) of this Contract duly
sealed by said Public Registers.
Moreover, DVSA herein expressly agrees to deliver to the Trustee, as soon as it
is possible, but no later than 5 (five) Business Days following the date on
which DVSA receives in writing the respective request from the Trustee, to
record this Contract in any other register that is required in accordance with
the applicable legislation, and present indisputable proof thereof to the
Trustee.
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LEGAL CAPACITY. Those appearing evidence that the legal capacity that they
submit is current, and has not been revoked or in any way limited and that the
company they represent is empowered for the execution of this act and they prove
it and the legal existence of the companies they represent with the documents
indicated below:
I. "DISTRIBUIDORA VENUS", SOCIEDAD ANOMINA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE.
a) Transcript of DOCUMENT NUMBER TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIX, dated
January two, nineteen hundred ninety-one, executed before by Mr. ROBERTO NUNEZ Y
BANDERA, Notary Public number one of the Federal District, registered in the
Public Trade Register of the Federal District, in Trade Folio number one hundred
fifty thousand three hundred thirteen, dated October twenty-four, nineteen
hundred ninety-one and herein those appearing exhibit to me the document whereby
"REDAY", SOCIEDAD ANOMINA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE was founded.
b) Transcript of document THIRTY THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT, dated
January ten, of the year two thousand executed before Mr. JORGE ANTONIO FRANCOZ
GARATE, Notary Public number seventeen of the Federal District, whose first
transcript was recorded in the Public Trade Register of the Federal District, in
trade folio number one hundred fifty thousand three hundred thirteen, dated
April seventeen, of the year two thousand two, wherein the minutes were entered
of the extraordinary general assembly of stockholders of "REDAY", SOCIEDAD
ANOMINA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, held on November thirty, nineteen hundred
ninety-nine, in which, among others, it was resolved to change the name of the
company to that of "DISTRIBUIDORA VENUS", SOCIEDAD ANOMINA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE,
with this modification being in accordance with article first of its bylaws.
c) By document number EIGHT-FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHT-EIGHT, dated
January twenty-nine of the year two thousand one, executed before Mr. ARMANDO
GALVEZ PEREZ ARAGON, Notary public number one hundred three of the Federal
District, whose first transcript was recorded in the Public Trade Register of
the Federal District, in trade folio number one hundred fifty thousand three
hundred thirteen, dated April twenty-three of the year two thousand one, wherein
the minutes were entered of the ordinary general assembly of stockholders of
"DISTRIBUIDORA VENUS", SOCIEDAD ANOMINA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, held on January
eighteen, of the year two thousand one. A copy of said documents is added to the
appendix of this instrument with the letter "B", "C" and "D".
II. - MR. JAIME PALOMINO ECHAVE and MR. JESUS MIGUEL ESCUDERO BASURTO,
representing "BANKBOSTON", SOCIEDAD ANOMINA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, MULTIPLE
BANKING INSTITUTION, Trust Division, with the documents that are indicated below
and that are specified in the certification that I add to the appendix of this
instrument with the letter "E".
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a) With the document BEFORE ME, number SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
FIFTY-TWO, dated AUGUST FOURTEEN, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE, whose first
transcript was recorded in the Public Trade Register of the Federal District, in
trade folio number two hundred five thousand eight hundred fifteen, dated
February nineteen, nineteen hundred ninety-six.
b) With public document number TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO,
dated SEPTEMBER TEN, OF THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND ONE, executed before Mr. Alejandro
Del Valle Palazuelos, notary public number one hundred forty-nine of the Federal
District, whose first transcript was recorded in Public Trade Register of the
Federal District on September twenty-one of the year two thousand one, under
trade folio number two hundred five thousand eight hundred fifteen.
I, THE NOTARY PUBLIC, DO CERTIFY:
ONE. That I identified myself to those appearing before with my capacity as
Notary Public.
TWO. That I ascertained the identity of those appearing, persons whom I found to
be legally empowered for the entering into of this document.
THREE. That the parties are aware of the review powers of the tax authorities to
formulate payments for any differences that result in the payment of Federal or
Local Taxes that are caused due to this operation and accordingly will be
responsible for these differences if applicable.
FOUR. That with respect to the Income Tax and the Value-added Tax, no payment
has been formulated due to there being no assignment in terms of Article
fourteen of the Tax Code of the Federation.
FIVE. That according to their general information, those appearing evidence
being:
MR. EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS, Mexican by birth, native of the Federal District,
where he was born on June eight, nineteen hundred forty-one, married, publicist,
residing at Calle Pico de Turquino thirteen, department three hundred two,
colony of Jardines en la Montana, District of Tlalpan, Federal District.
HE IDENTIFIES HIMSELF WITH: voter registration card number "LPBREG" forty-one
million sixty thousand eight hundred nine H" [sic] six hundred, issued by the
Federal Voting Institute.
MRS. ELIA ZULEMA VELAZQUEZ VALENCIA, Mexican by birth, native of Guadalajara,
State of Jalisco, where she was born on October twenty-two, nineteen hundred
fifty-eight, married, psychologist, residing at Calle Aquiles one hundred
ninety-six, colony of Lomas de Axomiatla, subdistrict of Alvaro Obregon, Federal
District.
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SHE IDENTIFIES HERSELF BY MEANS OF: voter registration card number "VLVLEL"
fifty-eight million one hundred two thousand two hundred fourteen "M" zero zero
zero, issued by the Federal Voting Institute.
MR. JAIME PALOMINO ECHAVE, Mexican by birth, native of the Federal District,
where he was born on October thirteen, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, single,
banking official, residing in Bosque de Alisos number forty-seven dash "B",
colony of Bosques de las Lomas, subdistrict of Cuajimalpa, Federal District.
HE IDENTIFIES HIMSELF WITH: voter registration card number "PLECJM" sixty-eight
million one hundred one thousand three hundred nine "H" seven hundred issued by
the Federal Voting Institute.
MR. JESUS MIGUEL ESCUDERO BASURTO, Mexican by birth, native of the Federal
District, where he was born on April twenty-five, nineteen hundred sixty-seven,
married, banking official, with the same address as Mr. Echave.
HE IDENTIFIES HIMSELF WITH: Passport number ninety-eight thousand three hundred
seventy million thirty-three thousand three hundred eighteen, issued by the
Office of Foreign Affairs, dated August nineteen, nineteen hundred ninety-eight.
SEVEN. That MR. EUGENIO LOPEZ BARRIOS, MS. ELIA ZULEMA VELAZQUEZ VALENCIA,
MR. JAIME PALOMINO ECHAVE AND MR. JESUS MIGUEL ESCUDERO BASURTO legally
represent the companies, which were founded in accordance with the Law.
TEN. That I have seen the documents related to this instrument.
ELEVEN. That those appearing before me as evidence that the content of this
instrument is the result of its statements, declarations and instructions.
TWELVE. That those appearing have been notified of their right to personally
read this instrument.
THIRTEEN. That this instrument was read to those appearing, to whom I explained
the worth, consequences and legal scope of its content and they evidenced their
full understanding and their agreement and they signed it before me, on June
[blank] of the year two thousand three, at the same moment in which I
DEFINITIVELY AUTHORIZE IT. I CERTIFY.
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Exhibit 5.1
[Letterhead of Debevoise & Plimpton]
August 13, 2003
Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc. Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V.
2451 Townsgate Road Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V.
Westlake Village, CA 91361 Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V.
Dirsamex, S.A. de C.V.
Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.ar.l Serviday, S.A. de C.V.
174 Route de Longwy Cosmeticos y Fragancias, S.A. de C.V.
L 1940 Luxembourg Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de C.V.
Luxembourg JafraFin, S.A. de C.V.
Blvd. Adolfo Lopez Mateos #515
Colonia Tlacopac, 01040
Mexico, D.F.
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Registration Statement on Form S-4
of Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc.,
Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.ar.l and the
Other Note Guarantors Referred to therein
(Registration No. 333-106666)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special New York counsel to Jafra Cosmetics
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "U.S. Issuer"), Distribuidora
Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V., a sociedad anonima de capital variable organized
under the laws of the United Mexican States ("Jafra Distribution (Mexico)") and,
together with the U.S. Issuer, the "Issuers"), Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux)
S.ar.l, a Luxembourg societe a responsibilite limitee (the "Parent") and the
other Note Guarantors (as defined herein) in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of a Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (as amended to the date hereof, the "Registration Statement"), which
includes a Prospectus (the "Prospectus") relating to the proposed offering of
$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers' 10 3/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the "New Notes"), which are to be registered under
the Act pursuant to the Registration Statement, in exchange for an equal
principal amount of the Issuers' outstanding 10 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes
Due 2011 (the "Existing Notes"). The New Notes are to be issued pursuant to the
Indenture, dated as of May 20,
2003, among the Parent, the Issuers and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of May 20, 2003 (as so supplemented, the "Indenture"), among the
Parent, the Issuers, the Trustee, Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V.,
Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex, S.A. de C.V., Serviday, S.A. de
C.V., Cosmeticos y Fragancias, S.A. de C.V., Jafra Cosmetics, S.A de C.V. an
JafraFin, S.A. de C.V. (collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors" and together
with the Parent and the Issuers, the "Note Guarantors"). The obligations of the
U.S. Issuer pursuant to the New Notes are to be guaranteed by the Parent and
Jafra Distribution (Mexico) (and the obligations of Jafra Distribution (Mexico)
pursuant to the New Notes are to be guaranteed by the Parent, the U.S. Issuer
and the Subsidiary Guarantors, pursuant to and as set forth in the Indenture
(such guarantees, collectively, the "Guarantees").
In so acting, we have examined and relied upon the originals, or copies
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate
records, documents, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment are
necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. In
all such examinations, we have assumed without investigation the legal capacity
of all natural persons executing documents, the genuineness of all signatures on
original or certified copies, the authenticity of all original or certified
copies and the conformity to original or certified documents of all copies
submitted to us as conformed or reproduction copies. We have relied as to
factual matters upon, and have assumed the accuracy of, representations,
statements and certificates of or from public officials and of or from officers
and representatives of the Issuers, the Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors and
others. With your permission, for purposes of the opinion expressed herein, we
have assumed that (i) the Trustee is and has been duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization, (ii) the Trustee had and has the power and authority to enter into
and perform, and has duly authorized, executed and delivered, the Indenture,
(iii) the Indenture is valid, binding and enforceable with respect to the
Trustee, (iv) the New Notes will be duly authenticated by the Trustee in the
manner provided in the Indenture, (v) insofar as any obligation under the
Indenture or the New Notes is to be performed in, or by a party organized under
the laws of, any jurisdiction outside the United States of America, its
performance will not be illegal or ineffective in any such jurisdiction by
virtue of the law of that jurisdiction, and (vi) the opinions expressed in the
opinion letters of Ritch, Heather Y Mueller, S.C., special Mexican counsel to
Jafra S.A. and the Subsidiary Guarantors and of Bonn Schmitt Steichen, special
Luxembourg counsel to the Parent, of even date herewith, addressed to each of
you and filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, are correct.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further qualifications set
forth below, we are of the opinion that:
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Upon the execution and issuance of the New Notes by the Issuers and
authentication of the New Notes by the Trustee in accordance with the
Indenture and delivery of the New Notes against exchange therefor of the
Existing Notes pursuant to the exchange offer described in the
Registration Statement, (i) the New Notes will be valid and binding
obligations of the Issuers, enforceable against the Issuers in accordance
with their terms, and (ii) the Guarantee of each Note Guarantor will
constitute the valid and binding obligation of such Note Guarantor,
enforceable against such Note Guarantor in accordance with its terms.
The foregoing opinion is limited by and subject to the effects of (i)
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization or moratorium laws or other similar laws relating to or affecting
enforcement of creditors' rights or remedies generally and (ii) general
principles of equity (whether such principles are considered in a proceeding at
law or equity), including the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding may be brought, concepts of good faith, reasonableness and fair
dealing, and standards of materiality.
We express no opinion as to the effect of any Federal or state laws
regarding fraudulent transfers or conveyances. We express no opinion as to the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the Federal laws of the United States, the
laws of the State of New York and General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, as currently in effect. In particular (and without limited the
generality of the foregoing) we express no opinion concerning (i) the laws of
any country (other than such laws of the United States of America) or as to the
effect of such laws (whether limiting, prohibitive or otherwise) on any of the
rights or obligations of any of the Issuers, the Parent, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the holders of the New Notes, or any other party to or
beneficiary of any of the Indenture and the New Notes, or (ii) the effect, if
any, of any law of any jurisdiction (except the State of New York) in which any
holder of any New Note is located that limits the rate of interest that such
holder may charge or collect. We express no opinion whether a United States
Federal court would accept jurisdiction in any dispute, action, suit or
proceeding arising out of or relating to the New Notes or the Indenture or the
transactions contemplated thereby.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Matters" in the
Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not hereby concede that we are within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT 5.2
July 15, 2003
Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc. Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V.
2451 Townsgate Road Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V.
Westlake Village, CA 91361 Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V.
Dirsamex, S.A. de C.V.
Serviday, S.A. de C.V.
Cosmeticos y Fragancias, S.A. de C.V.
Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V.
Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.a.r.l. Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de C.V.
10, rue Antione Jans Blvd. Adolfo Lopez Mateos No. 515
L 1820 Luxembourg Colonia Tlacopac,
Luxembourg Mexico, D.F. 01040
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Registration Statement on Form S-4
of Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc.,
Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V.,
Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.a.r.l. and the
Subsidiary Guarantors referred herein
(Registration No. 333-106666)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Mexican counsel to Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V., a sociedad anonima de capital variable organized under the
laws of the United Mexican States ("Jafra Distribution"), Jafra Cosmetics
International, S.A. de C.V. ("Jafra Mexico") as Guarantor and the Subsidiary
Guarantors (as defined below), in connection with the preparation and filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of a Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (as amended to the date hereof, the "Registration Statement"), which
includes a Prospectus (the "Prospectus") relating to the proposed offering,
severally with Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"U.S. Issuer" and together with Jafra Distribution, the "Issuers"), of
U.S.$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers' 10-3/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the "New Notes"), which are to be registered under
the Act pursuant to the Registration Statement, in exchange for an equal
principal amount of the Issuers' outstanding 10-3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes
Due 2011 (the "Existing Notes"). The New Notes are to be issued pursuant to the
Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2003, among Jafra Worlwide Holdings (Lux)
S.a.r.l. (the "Parent"), the Issuers and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of May 20, 2003 (as so supplemented, the "Indenture"), among
Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex, S.A. de C.V., Serviday, S.A. de
C.V., Cosmeticos y Fragancias, S.A. de C.V., Jafrafin, S.A. de C.V. and Jafra
Cosmetics S.A. de C.V., each of which is a subsidiary of Jafra Mexico
(collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors"), the Parent, the
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Issuers and the Trustee. The obligations of the U.S. Issuer pursuant to the New
Notes are to be guaranteed by the Parent and Jafra Distribution (such guarantee
by Jafra Distribution, the "Jafra Distribution Cross Guarantee") and the
obligations of Jafra Distribution pursuant to the New Notes are to be guaranteed
by the Parent, the U.S. Issuer, Jafra Mexico and the Subsidiary Guarantors,
pursuant to and as set forth in the Indenture (such guarantees by Jafra Mexico
and the Subsidiary Guarantors, the "Subsidiary Guarantees").
In so acting, we have relied on originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of all such records of Jafra
Distribution, Jafra Mexico and the Subsidiary Guarantors and such other
instruments and other certificates of public officials, officers and
representatives of Jafra Distribution, Jafra Mexico and the Subsidiary
Guarantors and have made such investigations of law as we have deemed necessary
or appropriate as a basis for the opinion expressed below. In all such
examinations, we have assumed without investigation the legal capacity of all
persons executing documents, the genuineness of all signatures on original or
certified copies, the authenticity of all original or certified copies and the
conformity to original or certified documents of all copies submitted to us as
conformed or reproduction copies. We have relied as to factual matters upon, and
have assumed the accuracy of, representations, statements and certificates of or
from public officials and of or from officers and representatives of the Parent,
the Issuers, Jafra Mexico, the Subsidiary Guarantors and others. We have also
assumed that (i) the Trustee and any other parties other than Jafra
Distribution, Jafra Mexico and the Subsidiary Guarantors is and has been duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization, (ii) the Trustee and any other parties other than
Jafra Distribution, Jafra Mexico and the Subsidiary Guarantors has the power and
authority to enter into and perform, and has duly authorized, executed and
delivered, the Indenture, (iii) the Indenture is valid, binding and enforceable
with respect to the Trustee and any other parties other than Jafra Distribution,
Jafra Mexico and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and (iv) the New Notes will be duly
authenticated by the Trustee in the manner provided in the Indenture.
We have made no independent investigation of the laws of the United
States of America, as a basis for the opinion stated herein and have assumed
that there is nothing in any such laws that affects our opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations, qualifications and
assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. Jafra Distribution has been duly incorporated and is validly existing
as a sociedad anonima de capital variable under the laws of Mexico.
2. Jafra Distribution had and has the corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture, including but
not limited to its obligations under the Jafra Distribution Cross Guarantee.
3. Jafra Mexico and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has been duly
incorporated and is an existing corporation under the laws of Mexico.
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4. Jafra Mexico and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors had and has the
corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under the Indenture, including but not limited to its obligations under the
Subsidiary Guarantees.
5. The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
Jafra Distribution, Jafra Mexico and each Subsidiary Guarantor, and the New
Notes have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered
by Jafra Distribution.
6. The Jafra Distribution Cross Guarantee and the Subsidiary Guarantees
have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered, as
appropriate, by Jafra Distribution, Jafra Mexico and each Subsidiary Guarantor,
respectively.
7. The choice of law provisions set forth in the New Notes will be
recognized by the courts of Mexico; Jafra Distribution, Jafra Mexico and each
Subsidiary Guarantor can sue and be sued in their own name under the laws of
Mexico; under the laws of Mexico, the submission of Jafra Distribution and the
Subsidiary Guarantors to the jurisdiction of federal and state courts in the
Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York (each a "New York Court" and
collectively the "New York Courts") is legal, valid and binding; any judgment
obtained in a New York Court arising out of or in relation to the obligations of
Jafra Distribution, Jafra Mexico and any of the Subsidiary Guarantors under the
New Notes, the Indenture, the Jafra Distribution Cross Guarantee, the Subsidiary
Guarantees or the transactions contemplated thereby will be recognized in
Mexico; provided, however, that any judgment obtained against Jafra
Distribution, Jafra Mexico or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any of the New York
Courts in respect of any sum payable by it under the New Notes, the Indenture,
the Jafra Distribution Cross Guarantee and the Subsidiary Guarantees would be
recognized and enforced by the courts of Mexico without re-examination of the
issues pursuant to Articles 569 and 571 of the Federal Code of Civil Procedure
and Article 1347A of the Commerce Code, which provide, inter alia, that any
judgment rendered outside Mexico may be enforced by Mexican courts, provided
that:
(i) such judgment is obtained in compliance with legal requirements
of the jurisdiction of the court rendering such judgment and in
compliance with all legal requirements of the New Notes, the Indenture,
the Jafra Distribution Cross Guarantee or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as
the case may be;
(ii) such judgment is strictly for the payment of a certain sum of
money and has been rendered in an in personam action as opposed to an in
rem action;
(iii) service of process is made personally on Jafra Distribution,
Jafra Mexico or on the Subsidiary Guarantors or on a duly appointed
process agent;
(iv) such judgment does not contravene Mexican law, public policy of
Mexico, international treaties or agreements binding upon Mexico or
generally accepted principles of international law;
(v) the applicable procedural requirements under the laws of Mexico
with respect to the enforcement of foreign judgments (including the
issuance of
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letters rogatory by the competent authority of such jurisdiction
requesting enforcement of such judgment and the certification of such
judgment as authentic by the corresponding authorities of such
jurisdiction in accordance with the laws thereof) are complied with;
(vi) the action in respect of which such judgment is rendered is not
the subject matter of a lawsuit among the same parties, pending before a
Mexican court; and
(vii) the courts of such jurisdiction recognize the principles of
reciprocity in connection with the enforcement of Mexican judgments in
such jurisdiction.
8. To ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility
into evidence of the Indenture, the New Notes, the Jafra Distribution Cross
Guarantee or the Subsidiary Guarantees, it is not necessary that any of them or
any other document be filed, registered or recorded with, or executed or
notarized before, any court or other authority in Mexico, or that any
registration charge or stamp tax paid on or in respect of the Indenture, the New
Notes, the Jafra Distribution Cross Guarantee or the Subsidiary Guarantees, or
any other documents.
9. The Indenture, the New Notes, the Jafra Distribution Cross Guarantee
and the Subsidiary Guarantees are in proper legal form under the laws of Mexico
for the enforcement thereof against Jafra Distribution, Jafra Mexico and the
Subsidiary Guarantors under the laws of Mexico.
The foregoing opinion is subject to the following qualifications:
(a) enforcement of the Indenture, the New Notes, the Jafra
Distribution Cross Guarantee and the Subsidiary Guarantees may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, concurso mercantil, liquidation,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally;
(b) in any proceedings brought to the courts of Mexico for the
enforcement of the Indenture, the New Notes, the Jafra Distribution
Cross Guarantee and the Subsidiary Guarantees, or any judgment related
thereto obtained in a foreign jurisdiction against Jafra Distribution,
Jafra Mexico or the Subsidiary Guarantors, a Mexican court would apply
Mexican procedural law in such proceedings;
(c) in the event that proceedings are brought in Mexico seeking
performance of Jafra Distribution's, Jafra Mexico's or any of the
Subsidiary Guarantors' obligations in Mexico, Jafra Distribution, Jafra
Mexico and the Subsidiary Guarantors may discharge their respective
obligations by paying any sums due in a currency other than Mexican
currency, in Mexican currency at the rate of exchange prevailing in
Mexico on the date when payment is made and, therefore, any currency
indemnity provisions of the Indenture may not be enforceable under the
laws of Mexico;
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(d) provisions of the Indenture granting discretionary authority to
the Trustee cannot be exercised in a manner inconsistent with relevant
facts nor defeat any requirements from a competent authority to produce
satisfactory evidence as to the basis of any determination; in addition,
under Mexican law, Jafra Distribution, Jafra Mexico and the Subsidiary
Guarantors will have the right to contest in court any notice or
certificate of the Trustee purporting to be conclusive and binding;
(e) in the event that any legal proceedings are brought to the courts
of Mexico, a Spanish translation of the documents required in such
proceedings prepared by a court-approved translator would have to be
approved by the court after the defendant had been given an opportunity
to be heard with respect to the accuracy of the translation, and
proceedings would thereafter be based upon the translated documents;
(f) under the laws of Mexico labor claims, claims of tax authorities
for unpaid taxes, Social Security quotas and Workers' Housing Fund
quotas, will have priority over claims of holders of the New Notes; and
(g) with respect to provisions contained in the Indenture in
connection with service of process, it should be noted that service of
process by mail does not constitute personal service of process under
Mexican law and, since such service is considered to be a basic
procedural requirement, if for purposes of proceedings outside Mexico
service of process is made by mail, a final judgment based on such
process would not be enforced by the courts of Mexico.
We express no opinion as to any laws other than the laws of Mexico.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the heading "Legal
Matters" in the Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not hereby concede
that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
RITCH, HEATHER Y MUELLER, S.C.
/s/ James E. Ritch
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By: James E. Ritch Grande Ampudia,
a partner
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[Bonn Schmitt Steichen Letterhead]
Exhibit 5.3
Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.ar.l..
174, route de Longwy,
L-1941 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc.
2451 Townsgate Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Distribuidora Comerical Jafra, S.A. de C.V.
Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V.Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V.
Dirsamex, S.A. de C.V.
Serviday, S.A. de C.V.Cosmeticos y Fragancias, S.A. de C.V.JafraFin, S.A. de
C.V.
Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de C.V.
Blvd. Adolfo Lopez Mateos 515
Colonia Tlacopac, 01040
Mexico, D.F.
Luxembourg, August 12, 2003
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4
OF JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
DISTRIBUIDORA COMERICAL JAFRA, S.A. DE C.V.,
JAFRA WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS (LUX) S.AR.L. AND THE
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS REFERRED HEREIN
(REGISTRATION NO. 333-106666)
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We have acted as special Luxembourg counsel to Jafra Worldwide Holdings
(Lux) S.ar.l., a Luxembourg societe a responsabilite limitee (the "Parent") in
connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended to the date hereof,
the "Registration Statement"), which includes a Prospectus (the "Prospectus")
relating to the proposed offering by Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "U.S. Issuer") and DISTRIBUIDORA COMERICAL JAFRA, S.A.
DE C.V., a sociedad
anonima de capital variable organized under the laws of the United Mexican
States (the "Mexican Issuer." and together with the U.S. Issuer, the "Issuers"),
of U.S.$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers' 10 3/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the "New Notes"), which are to be registered under
the Act pursuant to the Registration Statement, in exchange for an equal
principal amount of the Issuers' outstanding 10 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes
Due 2011 (the "Existing Notes"). The New Notes are to be issued pursuant to the
Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2003, among the Parent, the Issuers and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2003 (as so supplemented, the
"Indenture"), among Jafra Cosmetics International S.A. de C.V., Distribuidora
Venus, S.A. de C.V., Dirsamex, S.A. de C.V., Serviday, S.A. de C.V., Cosmeticos
y Fragancias, S.A. de C.V., JafraFin S.A. de C.V. , Jafra Cosmetics, S.A. de
C.V. each of which is a subsidiary of the Mexican Issuer. and a company
organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (collectively, the
"Subsidiary Guarantors"), the Parent, the Issuers and the Trustee. The
obligations of the U.S. Issuer pursuant to the New Notes are to be guaranteed by
the Parent andthe Mexican Issuer and the obligations of the Mexican Issuer
pursuant to the New Notes are to be guaranteed by the Parent, the U.S. Issuer
and the Subsidiary Guarantors, pursuant to and as set forth in the Indenture
(such guarantees by the Parent, the "Parent Guarantee", such guarantees by the
Issuers, the "Cross Guarantees", and such guarantees by the Subsidiary
Guarantors, the "Subsidiary Guarantees").
We have examined the following:
1. the Indenture;
2. the Parent Guarantee as set forth in the Indenture;
3. resolutions adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Parent held on May 1, 2003;
4. the articles of incorporation of the Parent; and
5. such other documents as we have deemed necessary.
The Indenture, the Parent Guarantee and the New Notes are together
referred to as the "Issue Documents".
For the purposes of this opinion, we have also assumed:
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a) that each of the parties to the Issue Documents (other than Parent) is
duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of its place of
incorporation and has full corporate power and capacity to enter into and
perform its obligations under the Issue Documents including but not
limited to the parties' obligations under the Cross Guarantees and the
Subsidiary Guarantees;
b) that each of the Issue Documents has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by each of the parties hereto (other than Parent) in accordance
with all applicable laws (other than the laws of Luxembourg);
c) that each of the Issue Documents, the Cross Guarantees and the Subsidiary
Guarantees constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the
parties thereto enforceable under all applicable laws (other than the laws
of Luxembourg) and that, insofar as any of such obligations is to be
performed in any jurisdiction other than Luxembourg, its performance will
not be illegal or ineffective by virtue of the laws (or doctrines of
public policy) of that jurisdiction;
d) that the New Notes will be duly authenticated by the Trustee in the manner
provided in the Indenture;
e) the genuineness of all signatures on and the authenticity and
completeness, of all documents submitted to us, whether as originals or in
electronic format;
f) that all authorizations consents, approvals, notices, filings, recordings,
publications and registrations and other steps which are necessary under
any applicable laws or regulations (other than the laws of Luxembourg) in
order to permit the execution, delivery and performance of the Issue
Documents and the issue of the New Notes have been made or obtained within
the period permitted by such laws or regulations and, if required to be
maintained, are and will be maintained and none of the transactions
contemplated by the Issue Documents will infringe the terms of or
constitute a default under any agreement, instrument or obligation to
which any of the parties to the Issue Documents is a party or by which any
of its property, undertaking, assets or revenues is bound;
g) the conformity to originals of all documents supplied to us as photocopies
or facsimile copies or in electronic format;
h) that, where a document has been examined by us in draft or specimen form,
it will be or has been executed in the form of that draft or specimen;
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i) that the representations and warranties given, or to be given, by the
respective parties in the Issue Documents or the New Notes (other than to
the extent to which we are expressing an opinion in this Opinion with
regard to the Parent) and when repeated in accordance therewith, as the
case may be, are, and will be, when given or repeated, in each case true,
accurate and complete in all respects;
j) that each of the Issue Documents have been entered into and the Parent
Guarantee will be granted for bona fide commercial reasons and on arm's
length terms;
k) that none of the Issue Documents has, since the date of its execution,
been in any way altered, whether by written or oral agreement or by the
course of conduct of the parties thereto or otherwise;
l) that the Issue Documents have been, and will be, observed and performed in
accordance with their respective terms by the parties thereto;
m) that, as of the day hereof, none of the parties to the Issue Documents
meets the criteria, or threatens to meet the criteria for becoming subject
to bankruptcy (faillite), insolvency, moratorium, controlled management
(gestion controlee), suspension of payments (sursis de paiement), court
ordered liquidation or reorganization or any similar procedure affecting
the rights of creditors generally (INSOLVENCY PROCCEDINGS) on the date
hereof and that none of the parties to the Issue Documents will become
subject to Insolvency Proceedings as a consequence of entering into the
Issue Documents to which it is a party or the New Notes in any relevant
jurisdiction; and
n) The lack of bad faith and absence of fraud, coercion, duress or undue
influence on the part of any of the parties to the Issue Documents or the
New Notes, their respective directors, employees and agents.
On the basis of the foregoing and subject to the limitations,
qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are, as of the date hereof,
of the opinion that:
(i) Parent has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the
laws of Luxembourg;
(ii) Parent had and has the corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Issue Documents;
(iii) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
Parent;
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(iv) The choice of law provisions set forth in the Issue Documents will be
recognized by the courts of Luxembourg; Parent may be sued and, may sue, in its
own name under the laws of Luxembourg; under the laws of Luxembourg the
submission of Parent to the jurisdiction of any United States federal or state
court in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York (each a "New York
Court" and collectively the "New York Courts") is legal, valid and binding; any
judgment obtained in a New York Court arising out of or in relation to the
obligations of Parent under the Issue Documents will be recognized in
Luxembourg, subject to and in accordance with applicable rule on enforcement of
foreign judgment; and
(v) No Luxembourg governmental authorization is required to effect
payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest (including any Additional
Amounts due and payable thereon) on the New Notes or any payment in respect of
the Parent Guarantee.
The opinions expressed herein are subject to the following qualifications:
(a) the obligations of Parent under the Issue Documents and the enforceability
of the Issue Documents will be subject to and may be limited by general
principles of bankruptcy, liquidation, insolvency or reorganization or
other laws of similar effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally (hereinafter the "Insolvency Laws") and in
particular in relation to the Parent;
(i) during a gestion controlee (controlled management) procedure
under the Grand-Ducal Decree dated 24 May 1935 on the
procedure of gestion controlee, the rights of secured
creditors are frozen until a final decision has been taken by
the court as to the petition for controlled management;
(ii) the obligations of Parent under the Issue Documents or the New
Notes may be affected and, after their performance, subject to
annulment by a court on the basis of Article 445 of the
Luxembourg Code of Commerce, if the Issue Documents or the New
Notes have been entered into during the suspect period
("periode suspecte") (which is the period starting on the date
determined by the bankruptcy court as being the date of
cessation of payment, which cannot be earlier than 6 months
before the date of the bankruptcy judgment, and ending on the
date of the bankruptcy judgment) or ten days before. The
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Issue Documents or the New Notes may come under Article 445 if
they constitute or contain, or the performance of such
obligations thereunder would constitute (i) a contract for the
transfer of movable or immovable property done without
consideration, or a contract or transaction done with notably
insufficient consideration for the insolvent party, or (ii) a
payment, whether in cash or by transfer, assignment, sale,
set-off or otherwise for debts not yet due, or a payment other
than in cash or bills of exchange for debts due, or (iii) a
contractual or judiciary mortgage, pledge, or charge on the
debtor's assets for previously contracted debts;
(iii) the obligations of Parent under the Issue Documents or the New
Notes may be affected and after their performance, subject to
annulment by a bankruptcy court on the basis of Article 446 of
the Luxembourg Code of Commerce, if the Issue Documents or the
New Notes constitute or contain, or the performance of such
obligations thereunder would constitute a payment for due
debts or an onerous act done by Parent after the cessation of
payments (such date as determined by the bankruptcy court) and
prior to the judgment opening Insolvency Proceedings, if the
counter-party that has received from or dealt with Parent had
knowledge of the cessation of payments;
(iv) regardless of the date of execution and performance, the Issue
Documents or the New Notes may be declared null and void in
relation to Parent, if they have been entered into with the
fraudulent intent of the parties thereto to deprive other
creditors of the insolvent party of their rights (Article 448
of the Code of Commerce);
(v) the obligations of Parent may be affected or limited by the
rights of the receiver, liquidator or other court official
appointed in the Insolvency Proceedings to selectively perform
contracts profitable to the insolvent party's estate and
renounce to the performance of contracts which are not
profitable to the insolvent party's estate ("cherry-picking"),
where such contracts have not been terminated
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automatically by the opening of the insolvency proceedings on
the basis of an express contractual provision, or by operation
of law; the counterparty to that agreement (i) may enter a
claim for damages in the bankruptcy and such claim shall rank
pari passu with claims of all other unsecured creditors and/or
(ii) seek a court order to have the relevant contract
dissolved; it will, however, no longer be possible to seek
injunctive relief or to require specific performance;
(vi) we express no opinion as to whether any provision of the Issue
Documents or the New Notes conferring a right of set-off, of
subrogation, a preferential payment right or a right of
payment before due date or similar rights would be effective
against a bankruptcy receiver or a liquidator;
(vii) based on our interpretation of general principles of
Luxembourg civil and commercial law, the contractual
subordination of claims set forth in the Issue Documents or
the New Notes whereby a creditor agrees to subordinate the
payment of its claims to the prior payment of claims owed to
another creditor should be valid as between the contracting
parties and would be upheld in case of Insolvency Proceedings.
To the best of our knowledge, there are, however, no published
Luxembourg court precedents or legal writing on this matter.
This position is supported by Belgian legal scholars;
(b) the enforcement of the Indenture and the rights and obligations of the
parties thereto will be subject to the general statutory principles of
Luxembourg law and no opinion is given herein as to the availability of
any specific performance remedy, other than monetary damages, for the
enforcement of any obligation of Parent and this opinion should not be
taken to imply that a Luxembourg Court will necessarily grant any remedy,
in particular, orders for specific performance and injunctions will not be
available;
(c) where any obligations are to be performed or observed or are based upon a
matter arising in a jurisdiction outside Luxembourg they may not be
enforceable under Luxembourg law if and to the extent such performance or
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observance would be unlawful, unenforceable, or contrary to public policy
under the laws of such jurisdiction;
(d) the Luxembourg courts would not apply a chosen foreign law if the choice
were not made bona fide and/or if:
(i) the foreign law were not pleaded and proved; or
(ii) if pleaded and proved, such foreign law would be contrary to
the mandatory rules of Luxembourg law or manifestly
incompatible with Luxembourg international public policy;
(e) a Luxembourg Court may refuse to give effect to a purported contractual
obligation to pay costs imposed upon another party in respect of the costs
of any unsuccessful litigation brought against that party before a
Luxembourg Court and a Luxembourg Court may not award by way of costs all
of the expenditure incurred by a successful litigant in proceedings
brought before the Court;
(f) whilst, in the event of any proceedings being brought in a Luxembourg
Court in respect of a monetary obligation expressed to be payable in a
currency other than Euro, a Luxembourg Court would have power to give
judgment expressed as an order to pay a currency other than Euro,
enforcement of the judgment against the Parent in Luxembourg would be
available only in Euro and for such purposes all claims or debts are
converted into Euro normally at the prevailing exchange rate on the date
of payment;
(g) Enforcement before the courts of Luxembourg will be subject to:
(i) the nature of the remedies available in the Luxembourg courts
(and nothing in this opinion must be taken as indicating that
specific performance or injunctive relief would be available
as remedies for the enforcement of such obligations);
(ii) the acceptance by such courts of internal jurisdiction;
(iii) prescription or limitation periods (within which suits,
actions or proceedings may be brought); and
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(iv) the availability of defences such as, without limitation,
set-off (unless validly waived), fraud, misrepresentation,
unforeseen circumstances, undue influence, duress, error, and
counter-claim;
(h) any determination or certificates made or given pursuant to the provisions
of the Indenture which provide for such determination or certificate to be
final, conclusive or binding might not necessarily be held under
Luxembourg law to be final, conclusive or binding;
(i) a contractual provision conferring or imposing a remedy, an obligation or
penalty consequent upon default may not be fully enforceable if it were
construed by a Luxembourg Court as constituting an excessive pecuniary
remedy and a Luxembourg court has a discretion to decrease the amount of
agreed damages, indemnities or penalties which it regards as manifestly
excessive; in order to determine whether a contractual provision
constitutes an excessive pecuniary remedy, the court would generally
consider the amount of loss actually suffered by the party entitled to an
indemnity or penalty, and compare it to the amount of penalties and
damages payable pursuant to the clause, and would reduce such amount if it
was manifestly excessive in view of the circumstances;
(j) as regards jurisdiction, a Luxembourg Court may stay proceedings if
concurrent proceedings based on the same grounds and between the same
parties have been brought previously before another Court;
(k) any power of attorney and mandate, as well as any other agency provisions
(including, but not limited to, powers of attorney and mandates expressed
to be irrevocable) granted and all appointments of agents made by Parent,
explicitly or by implication, will (a) normally terminate by law and
without notice in case Luxembourg Insolvency Proceedings are initiated and
(b) may be capable of being revoked by Parent despite their being
expressed to be irrevocable, which causes the withdrawal of all powers to
act on behalf of Parent, although such a revocation may give rise to
liability for damages of the revoking company for breach of contract. This
principle is considered as a mandatory rule under Luxembourg law, and it
can therefore not be excluded that a Luxembourg court would consider this
principle to be part of international public policy, and that it would be
applied regardless of the chosen governing law to any agency provisions or
power or attorney granted by a Luxembourg company;
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(l) a contractual provision allowing the service of process against the Parent
to a service agent would not preclude the Luxembourg statutory provisions
allowing the valid servicing of process against the Parent at its
domicile;
(m) no opinion is given as to the taxation consequences of the transactions
contemplated by the Issue Documents;
(n) the president of a competent district court (Tribunal d'Arrondissement)
(or, to the extent applicable, any other jurisdiction) in Luxembourg, in
any matter in which the plaintiff seeks provisional measures in summary
proceedings (refere) or a permission to levy a prejudgement attachment
(autorisation de saisie-arret conservatoire), may assume jurisdiction, on
the basis of the general provisions of Luxembourg law, in connection with
assets located in Luxembourg notwithstanding the submission to the
jurisdiction of the courts of another jurisdiction, and such action would
most likely be governed by Luxembourg law;
(o) the ability of any party to assume control over another party's
proceedings before a Luxembourg court may be limited by Luxembourg rules
of civil procedure;
(p) we express no opinion as to the validity or the enforceability of any
clauses providing for the bringing of claims or proving of debts or taking
any other formal procedural steps in a Luxembourg court by any party who
is not personally entitled to such claim, action or formal step, including
any claims to be brought by a trustee or receiver for the enforcement of
any rights to which it is not personally entitled;
(q) contractual limitations of liability are unenforceable in case of gross or
intentional negligence;
(r) provisions seeking to exclude any liability against third parties (which
are not a party to the agreement in which such provisions are contained)
may not be enforceable if Luxembourg tort law (responsabilite civile
delictuelle) is applicable to the liability action;
(s) any provisions allowing the conversion of claims between currencies would
not be enforceable in Insolvency Proceedings, where claims (in particular
those to be proofed in the proceeding) have generally to be converted at
the rate in force at the day of opening of the Insolvency Proceedings, any
indemnities in relation to currency conversions or loss due to such
conversions may not be enforceable
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in case of exchanges made due to mandatory provisions of Luxembourg
Insolvency Laws, and any indemnity obligations which purport to continue
after the opening of Insolvency Proceedings may not be enforceable to that
extent; and
(t) a Luxembourg court may refuse to give effect to a provision in any of the
Issue Documents or New Notes which attempts to make one or more provisions
in the Issue Documents or New Notes several from other provisions therein,
in particular if to do so would affect the substance of such Issue
Documents or New Notes.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and to the use of our name in the Prospectus. In giving such consent,
we do not hereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder.
This opinion is strictly limited to the matters of Luxembourg law stated
herein and is not to be read as extending by implication to any other matters.
This opinion is governed by Luxembourg law and the Luxembourg Courts have
exclusive jurisdiction in respect thereto.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ BONN SCHMITT STEICHEN
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BONN SCHMITT STEICHEN
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EXHIBIT 10.35
AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"),
dated as of May 20, 2003, of Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc., a Delaware
company (the "Company") and the Grantee whose name appears on the signature page
hereof ("Grantee").
WHEREAS, the Company is party to one or more Management Stock Option
Agreements (the "Management Stock Option Agreement"), each dated as of the date
or dates set forth on the signature page hereof, with the Grantee pursuant to
which Grantee was granted options ("Options") to purchase shares of capital
stock of CDRJ Investments (Lux) SA, a Luxembourg societe anonyme ("Holding")
pursuant to the Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan");
WHEREAS, Holding intends to liquidate and, as a result of such
liquidation, has or will distribute (the "Distribution") to its shareholders
cash and shares of capital stock of CDRJ North Atlantic (Lux) S.a.r.l., a
Luxembourg societe a responsabilite limitee ("North Atlantic") for each share of
Holding owned by such shareholders;
WHEREAS, prior to such Distribution, North Atlantic will convert its
corporate form into a societe anonyme with a capital structure similar to
Holding in order to facilitate the Distribution;
WHEREAS, in connection with the liquidation (effective as of the
Distribution), all of the Options were, without any action on the part of the
Grantee, converted into an option to purchase, on a one-for-one basis, shares of
stock of North Atlantic in lieu of Holding shares and the exercise price of the
Options automatically and without any action on the part of the Grantee adjusted
as determined by a Special Option Committee of the Boards of Directors of the
Company, Holding and North Atlantic to reflect the Distribution; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to reflect such changes in a written
document;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Management Stock Option Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
1. All references to (i) CDRJ North Atlantic (Lux) S.a.r.l. shall be
changed to Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.a.r.l., a Luxembourg societe a
responsabilite limitee, (ii) "CDRJ Investments (Lux) S.A." shall be changed to
"CDRJ North Atlantic (Lux) S.a.r.l," (or any successor name thereof), (iii) the
shares of common stock Holding shall refer to shares of North Atlantic, and (iv)
the "Registration and Participation Agreement" or to the "Registration
Agreement" shall refer to the Registration and Participation Agreement, dated as
of May 20, 2003, among North Atlantic and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund V
Limited Partnership and the other parties thereto.
2. The Option shall be an option to purchase shares of North Atlantic.
3. The Option Price shall be adjusted to be the Option Price set forth on
the signature page hereof.
4. Except as specifically amended above, the Management Stock Option
Agreements shall remain in full force and effect, as amended herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be executed
and delivered as of the date first above written.
JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Acknowledged and Accepted:
GRANTEE
[[Name]]
Name:
Date of Management Stock Option Original Option Adjusted
Agreement Price Option Price
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EXHIBIT 10.37
EXCHANGE AGENT AGREEMENT
August 13, 2003
U.S. Bank National Association
225 Asylum Street - 23rd Floor
Hartford, Connecticut 06103.
Attn: Philip Kane, Jr.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc. and Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A.
de C.V. (collectively, the "Issuers") propose to make an offer (the "Exchange
Offer") to exchange the Issuers' 10% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the
"Existing Notes") for the Issuers' 10% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the
"New Notes"), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, as currently
contemplated, are set forth in a prospectus (and any amendments thereto) filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2003 as part of a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as so amended, the "Prospectus"), proposed
to be distributed to all record holders of the Existing Notes. The Existing
Notes and the New Notes are collectively referred to herein as the "Notes". Any
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Prospectus.
The Issuers hereby appoint U.S. Bank National Association to act as
exchange agent (the "Exchange Agent") in connection with the Exchange Offer as
of August 13, 2003. References hereinafter to "you" shall refer to U.S. Bank
National Association.
The Exchange Offer is expected to be commenced by the Issuers on or about
August 13, 2003. The Letter of Transmittal accompanying the Prospectus (or in
the case of book entry securities, the ATOP system) is to be used by the Holders
of the Existing Notes to accept the Exchange Offer and contains instructions
with respect to the delivery of certificates for Existing Notes tendered in
connection therewith.
The Exchange Offer is expected to expire at 5:00 P.M., New York City time,
on September 13, 2003, or on such later date or time to which the Issuers may
extend the Exchange Offer (the "Expiration Date"). Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the Prospectus, the Issuers expressly reserve the right
to extend the Exchange Offer from time to time and may extend the Exchange Offer
by giving oral (confirmed in writing) or written notice to you before 9:00 A.M.,
New York City time, on the business day following the previously scheduled
Expiration Date.
The Issuers expressly reserve the right to delay acceptance of any Existing
Notes, to amend, extend or terminate the Exchange Offer, and not to accept for
exchange any Existing Notes not theretofore accepted for exchange, upon the
occurrence of any of the conditions of the Exchange Offer specified in the
Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offer-Conditions." The Issuers will
give oral (confirmed in writing) or written notice of any amendment, termination
or nonacceptance to you as promptly as practicable.
In carrying out your duties as Exchange Agent, you are to act in accordance
with the following instructions:
Section 1. You will perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in the section of the Prospectus captioned "The Exchange
Offer" or as specifically set forth herein; provided, however, that in no way
will your general duty to act in good faith be discharged by the foregoing.
Section 2. You will establish an account with respect to the Existing
Notes at The Depository Trust Company (the "Book-Entry Transfer Facility") for
purposes of the Exchange Offer within two business days after the date of the
Prospectus, and any financial institution that is a participant in the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility's systems may make book-entry delivery of the
Existing Notes by causing the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to transfer such
Existing Notes into your account in accordance with the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility's procedure for such transfer.
Section 3. You are to examine each of the Letters of Transmittal and
certificates for Existing Notes (or confirmation of book-entry transfer into
your account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility) and any message transmitted by
a Book-Entry Transfer Facility to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and
forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, which message states that the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility has received an express acknowledgement from the
participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility exchanging the Existing Notes
which are the subject of the Book-Entry Confirmation that the participant has
received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and
that the Issuers may enforce the Letter of Transmittal against the participant
and any other documents delivered or mailed to you by or for holders of the
Existing Notes to ascertain whether: (i) the Letters of Transmittal and any
such other documents are duly executed and properly completed in accordance with
instructions set forth therein and (ii) the Existing Notes have otherwise been
properly tendered. In each case where the Letter of Transmittal or any other
document has been improperly completed or executed or any of the certificates
for Existing Notes are not in proper form for transfer or some other
irregularity in connection with the acceptance of the Exchange Offer exists, you
will endeavor to inform the presenters of the need for fulfillment of all
requirements and to take any other action as may be necessary or advisable to
cause such irregularity to be corrected, unless we have advised you that we
waive such irregularity.
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Section 4. With the approval of the President, Chief Financial Officer or
any Vice President of the Issuers (such approval, if given orally, to be
confirmed in writing) or any other party designated by such an officer in
writing, you are authorized to waive any irregularities in connection with any
tender of Existing Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Section 5. Tenders of Existing Notes may be made only as set forth in the
Letter of Transmittal and in the section of the Prospectus captioned "The
Exchange Offer-Procedures for Tendering," and Existing Notes shall be considered
properly tendered to you only when tendered in accordance with the procedures
set forth therein. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, Existing
Notes which the President, Chief Financial Officer or any Vice President of the
Issuers shall approve as having been properly tendered pursuant to Section 4
above shall be considered to be properly tendered (such approval, if given
orally, shall be confirmed in writing).
Section 6. You shall advise the Issuers with respect to any Existing
Notes received subsequent to the Expiration Date and accept their instructions
with respect to disposition of such Existing Notes (such advice, if given
orally, shall be confirmed in writing).
Section 7. Notwithstanding the procedures set forth in the Prospectus
under the section entitled "Exchange Offer" or in the Letter of Transmittal, you
shall accept tenders:
(a) in cases where the Existing Notes are registered in two or more
names, only if signed by all named holders;
(b) in cases where the signing person (as indicated on the Letter of
Transmittal) is acting in a fiduciary or a representative capacity, only
when proper evidence of his or her authority so to act is submitted; and
(c) from persons other than the registered holder of Existing Notes
provided that customary transfer requirements, including the payment by
such persons of any applicable transfer taxes, are fulfilled.
You shall accept partial tenders of Existing Notes where so indicated and
as permitted in the applicable Letter of Transmittal and deliver certificates
for Existing Notes to the transfer agent for split-up and return any untendered
Existing Notes to the holder (or to such other person as may be designated in
the applicable Letter of Transmittal) as promptly as practicable after
expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.
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Section 8. Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the
Exchange Offer, the Issuers will notify you (such notice if given orally, to be
confirmed in writing) of their acceptance, promptly after the Expiration Date,
of all Existing Notes properly tendered and you, on behalf of the Issuers, will
exchange such Existing Notes for New Notes and cause such Existing Notes to be
cancelled. Delivery of New Notes will be made on behalf of the Issuers by you
at the rate of $1,000 principal amount of New Notes for each $1,000 principal
amount of the corresponding series of Existing Notes tendered promptly after
notice (such notice if given orally, to be confirmed in writing) of acceptance
of said Existing Notes by the Issuers; provided, however, that in all cases,
Existing Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be exchanged only
after timely receipt by you of certificates for such Existing Notes (or
confirmation of book-entry transfer into your account at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility), a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile thereof) with any required signature guarantees and any other required
documents. You shall issue New Notes only in denominations of $1,000 or any
integral multiple thereof.
Section 9. Tenders pursuant to the Exchange Offer are irrevocable, except
that, subject to the terms and upon the conditions set forth in the Prospectus
and the Letter of Transmittal, Existing Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange
Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
Section 10. The Issuers shall not be required to exchange any Existing
Notes tendered if any of the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer are not
met. Notice of any decision by the Issuers not to exchange any Existing Notes
tendered shall be given (and confirmed in writing) by the Issuers to you.
Section 11. If, pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the Issuers do not accept
for exchange all or part of the Existing Notes tendered because of an invalid
tender, the occurrence of certain other events set forth in the Prospectus under
the caption "The Exchange Offer-Conditions" or otherwise, you shall as soon as
practicable after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer return
those certificates for unaccepted Existing Notes (or effect appropriate
book-entry transfer), together with any related required documents and the
Letters of Transmittal relating thereto that are in your possession, to the
persons who deposited them.
Section 12. All certificates for reissued Existing Notes, unaccepted
Existing Notes or for New Notes (other than those effected by book-entry
transfer) shall be forwarded by (a) first-class certified mail, return receipt
requested, under a blanket surety bond obtained by you protecting you and the
Issuers from loss or liability arising out of the non-receipt or non-delivery of
such certificates or (b) registered mail insured separately for the replacement
value of each of such certificates.
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Section 13. You are not authorized to pay or offer to pay any
concessions, commissions or solicitation fees to any broker, dealer, bank or
other persons or to engage or utilize any person to solicit tenders.
Section 14. As Exchange Agent hereunder you:
(a) shall have no duties or obligations other than those specifically
set forth in the Prospectus or set forth herein or as may be subsequently
agreed to in writing by you and the Issuers;
(b) will be regarded as making no representations and having no
responsibilities as to the validity, sufficiency, value or genuineness of
any of the certificates or the Existing Notes represented thereby deposited
with you pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and will not be required to and
will make no representation as to the validity, value or genuineness of the
Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no way will your general duty to
act in good faith be discharged by the foregoing;
(c) shall not be obligated to take any legal action hereunder which
might in your reasonable judgment involve any expense or liability, unless
you shall have been furnished with reasonable indemnity;
(d) may reasonably rely on and shall be protected in acting in good
faith in reliance upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice,
letter, telegram or other document or security delivered to you and
reasonably believed by you to be valid, genuine and to have been signed by
the proper party or parties;
(e) may reasonably act upon any tender, statement, request, comment,
agreement or other instrument whatsoever not only as to its due execution
and validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth
and accuracy of any information contained therein, which you shall in good
faith reasonably believe to be genuine or to have been signed or
represented by a proper person or persons;
(f) may rely on and shall be protected in acting upon written or oral
instructions from any officer of the Issuers;
(g) may consult with your counsel with respect to any questions
relating to your duties and responsibilities and the advice or opinion of
such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by you
hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of
such counsel; and
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(h) shall not advise any person tendering Existing Notes pursuant to
the Exchange Offer as to the wisdom of making such tender or as to the
market value or decline or appreciation in market value of any Existing
Notes;
(i) may perform any of your duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents or attorneys, provided, however, that you shall be as fully
responsible to the Issuers for the acts and omissions of any agent or
attorney as you are for your own acts and omissions.
Section 15. You shall take such action as may from time to time be
requested by the Issuers or their counsel (and such other action as you may
reasonably deem appropriate) to furnish copies of the Prospectus, Letter of
Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (as defined in the Prospectus)
or such other forms as may be approved from time to time by the Issuers, to all
persons requesting such documents and to accept and comply with telephone
requests for information relating to the Exchange Offer, provided that such
information shall relate only to the procedures for accepting (or withdrawing
from) the Exchange Offer. The Issuers will furnish you with copies of such
documents at your request. All other requests for information relating to the
Exchange Offer shall be directed to the Issuers, Attention: Ralph S. Mason,
III, Esq., General Counsel of Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc.
Section 16. You shall advise by facsimile transmission or telephone, and
promptly thereafter confirm in writing to Ralph S. Mason, III, Esq., General
Counsel of Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc. and such other person or persons
as he may request, daily (and more frequently during the week immediately
preceding the Expiration Date and if otherwise requested) up to and including
the Expiration Date, as to the number of Existing Notes which have been tendered
pursuant to the Exchange Offer and the items received by you pursuant to this
Agreement, separately reporting and giving cumulative totals as to items
properly received, items improperly received and items covered by Notices of
Guaranteed Delivery. In addition, you will also inform, and cooperate in making
available to, the Issuers or any such other authorized person or persons upon
oral or written request made from time to time prior to the Expiration Date of
such other information as they reasonably request. Such cooperation shall
include, without limitation, the granting by you to the Issuers and such person
as the Issuers may request of access to those persons on your staff who are
responsible for receiving tenders, in order to ensure that immediately prior to
the Expiration Date, the Issuers shall have received information in sufficient
detail to enable them to decide whether to extend the Exchange Offer. You shall
prepare a list of all registered holders (and other holders known to you) who
failed to tender or whose tenders were not accepted and the aggregate principal
amount of Existing Notes not tendered or not accepted and deliver said list to
the Issuers at least seven days prior to the Expiration Date. You shall also
prepare a final list of all persons whose tenders were accepted, the aggregate
principal amount of
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Existing Notes tendered, the aggregate principal amount of Existing Notes
accepted and deliver said list to the Issuers.
Section 17. Letters of Transmittal and Notices of Guaranteed Delivery
shall be stamped by you as to the date and the time of receipt thereof and shall
be preserved by you for a period of time at least equal to the period of time
you preserve other records pertaining to the transfer of securities. You shall
dispose of unused Letters of Transmittal and other surplus materials by
returning them to the Issuers.
Section 18. You hereby expressly waive any lien, encumbrance or right of
setoff whatsoever that you may have with respect to funds deposited with you for
the payment of transfer taxes by reasons of amounts, if any, borrowed by the
Issuers, or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates pursuant to any loan or
credit agreement with you or for compensation owed to you hereunder.
Section 19. For services rendered as Exchange Agent hereunder, you shall
be entitled to such compensation as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.
Section 20. You hereby acknowledge receipt of the Prospectus and the
Letter of Transmittal and further acknowledge that you have examined each of
them. Any inconsistency between this Agreement, on the one hand, and the
Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal (as they may be amended from time to
time), on the other hand, shall be resolved in favor of the latter two
documents, except with respect to the duties, liabilities and rights, including
compensation and indemnification of you as Exchange Agent, which shall be
controlled by this Agreement.
Section 21. The Issuers covenant and agree to indemnify and hold you
harmless in your capacity as Exchange Agent hereunder against any loss,
liability, cost or expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses,
arising out of or in connection with any act, omission, delay or refusal made by
you in reliance upon any signature, endorsement, assignment, certificate, order,
request, notice, instruction or other instrument or document reasonably believed
by you to be valid, genuine and sufficient and in accepting any tender or
effecting any transfer of Existing Notes reasonably believed by you in good
faith to be authorized, and in delaying or refusing in good faith to accept any
tenders or effect any transfer of Existing Notes; provided, however, that the
Issuers shall not be liable for indemnification or otherwise for any loss,
liability, cost or expense to the extent arising out of your negligence, willful
breach of this Agreement, willful misconduct or bad faith. In no case shall the
Issuers be liable under this indemnity with respect to any claim against you
unless the Issuers shall be notified by you, by letter or cable or by facsimile
confirmed by letter, of the written assertion of a claim against you or of any
other action commenced against you, promptly, but in any event within enough
time to file an answer to such claim, after you shall have received any such
written assertion or notice of commencement of action. Failure to so notify the
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Issuers shall not relieve the Issuers of any liability which they may have
otherwise than on account of this Agreement except such liability which is a
result of your failure to notify promptly. The Issuers shall be entitled to
participate at their own expense in the defense of any such claim or other
action, and, if the Issuers so elect, the Issuers shall assume the defense of
any suit brought to enforce any such claim. In the event that the Issuers shall
assume the defense of any such suit, the Issuers shall not be liable for the
fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by you, which fees and
expenses are incurred thereafter, so long as the Issuers shall retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to you to defend such suit except for any reasonable
fees and expenses of your counsel incurred in representing you that are
necessary and appropriate as a result of the need to have separate
representation because the Issuers' counsel has reasonably determined a conflict
of interest exists between the Issuers and you. You shall not settle or
compromise any such action, proceeding, suit or claim or other action without
the prior written consent of the Issuers.
Section 22. You shall arrange to comply with all requirements under the
tax laws of the United States, including those relating to missing Tax
Identification Numbers, and shall file any appropriate reports with the Internal
Revenue Service. The Issuers understand that you are required to deduct backup
withholding at applicable rates on payments to holders who have not supplied
their correct Taxpayer Identification Number or required certification. You
shall turn over such funds to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with
applicable regulations.
Section 23. This Agreement and your appointment as Exchange Agent
hereunder shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely
within such state, and without regard to conflicts of law principles to the
extent that such rules or principles would require the application of the laws
of another jurisdiction, and shall inure to the benefit of, and the obligations
created hereby shall be binding upon, the successors and assigns of each of the
parties hereto, provided, however, you may not assign this Agreement without the
prior written consent of the Issuers.
Section 24. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 25. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 26. This Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be
modified, amended, rescinded, cancelled or waived, in whole or in part, except
by a written
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instrument signed by a duly authorized representative of the party to be
charged. This Agreement may not be modified orally.
Section 27. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests and
other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including
facsimile or similar writing) and shall be given to such party, addressed to it,
at its address or telecopy number set forth below:
If to the Issuers:
CDRJ Investments (Lux) S.A.
Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V.
c/o Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc.
2451 Townsgate Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Telephone: (805) 449-3000
Facsimile: (805) 449-3256
Attention: Ralph S. Mason, III, Esq., General Counsel
With a copy to:
Steven J. Slutzky, Esq.
Debevoise & Plimpton
919 Third Avenue New
York, New York 10022
Telephone: (212) 909-6000
Facsimile: (212) 909-6836
If to the Exchange Agent:
U.S. Bank National Association
180 East 5th Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Facsimile: (651) 244-1537
Attention: Specialized Finance Department
Section 28. Unless terminated earlier by the parties hereto, this
Agreement shall terminate 90 days following the Expiration Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sections 19 and 21 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this Agreement, you shall promptly
deliver to the Issuers any certificates for Notes, funds or property then held
by you as Exchange Agent under this Agreement.
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Section 29. This Agreement shall be binding and effective as of the date
hereof. Please acknowledge receipt of this Agreement and confirm the
arrangements herein provided by signing and returning the enclosed copy.
JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
DISTRIBUIDORA COMERCIAL JAFRA,
S.A. de C.V.
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted as of the date first above written:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Exchange Agent
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
FEES
Exchange Agent Fee ......................................... $5,000.00
All out-of-pocket expenses will be billed as incurred.
Exhibit 12.1
JAFRA WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS (LUX) S.a.R.L.
Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollars in Millions)
Predecessor to
CDRJ
Investments
(Lux) S.A.
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6 Months
4 Months 6 Months Ended
Ended Ended Years Ended December 31, June 30,
-------------- --------- --------------------------------- --------------
4/30/98 12/31/98 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003
---------------------------------- -------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -----
Earnings:
Net income (Loss)(a)............ $ 4.1 $(8.0) $ 4.6 $ 6.3 $15.8 $19.0 $14.1 $(5.1)
Add:
Income Taxes................. 2.9 1.8 10.9 9.9 17.4 16.3 4.8 1.6
Interest Expense(b).......... (0.1) 11.5 16.9 15.7 13.3 11.4 5.9 7.2
Portion of Rents
Representative of Interest
Factor..................... 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.0 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.6
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----
$ 7.2 $ 6.0 $33.6 $33.9 $47.7 $48.0 $25.4 $4.3
Fixed Charges:
Interest Expense(b)............. $(0.1) $11.5 $16.9 $15.7 $13.3 $11.4 $ 5.9 $7.2
Portion of Rents Representative
of Interest Factor........... 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.0 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.6
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----
$ 0.2 $12.2 $18.1 $17.7 $14.5 $12.7 $6.5 $7.8
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges..................... 36.0 0.5 1.9 1.9 3.3 3.8 3.9 0.6
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(a) Before cumulative effect of accounting change
(b) Includes amortization of deferred financing fees
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts", under
the headings of "Summary Consolidated Financial and Other Data" and "Selected
Historical Consolidated Financial and Other Data" and to the use of our reports
dated February 21, 2003 with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of CDRJ Investments (Lux) S.A. and Jafra Cosmetics International,
Inc. and reports dated June 16, 2003 with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V. and Jafra
Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V., included in Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-106666) and related Prospectus of Jafra
Worldwide Holdings (Lux), S.aR.L.
/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Los Angeles, California
August 13, 2003
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EXHIBIT 23.2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-106666 of Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.aR.L. of our reports dated March
6, 2002 (February 24, 2003 as to paragraphs 21 and 22 of Note 2 and August 8,
2003, as to paragraph 24 of Note 2) and March 6, 2002 (February 24, 2003, as to
paragraphs 16 and 17 of Note 2 and August 8, 2003, as to paragraph 19 of Note 2)
on the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of
CDRJ Investments (Lux) and subsidiaries and Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc.
and subsidiaries, respectively, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement.
We also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Summary Consolidated
Financial and Other Data", "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial and Other
Data" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Los Angeles, California
August 11, 2003
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EXHIBIT 23.3
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-106666 of Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.aR.L. of our reports dated June
12, 2003 and June 12, 2003 (August 8, 2003, as to paragraph 21 of Note 2) on the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Distribuidora Comercial
Jafra, S.A. de C.V. (reflecting the carved-out distribution business operations
of Distribuidora Venus, S.A. de C.V.) and the consolidated financial statements
and financial statement schedule of Jafra Cosmetics International, S.A. de C.V.
and subsidiaries (excluding the operations of Distribuidora Comerical Jafra,
S.A. de C.V.), respectively, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.
We also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Mexico City, Mexico
August 11, 2003
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Exhibit 99.1
FORM OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND
DISTRIBUIDORA COMERCIAL JAFRA, S.A. DE C.V., AS THE ISSUERS
OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING
10 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011 OF THE ISSUERS
(CUSIP NUMBERS, P58922AA6 AND 47007PAA6)
IN EXCHANGE FOR
10 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011 OF THE ISSUERS,
WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS, DATED AUGUST 14, 2003, AS SO AMENDED
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON
SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE"). TENDERS MAY BE
WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.
Delivery To: U.S. Bank National Association, Exchange Agent
By mail, hand delivery or overnight courier:
U.S. Bank National Association
180 East 5th Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Attention: Specialized Finance Department
For Information Call:
(800) 934-6802
By Facsimile Transmission
(for Eligible Institutions only):
(651) 244-1537
Attention: Specialized Finance Department
Confirm by Telephone:
(800) 934-6802
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING
ANY BOX BELOW. YOU MUST SIGN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IN THE APPROPRIATE SPACE
PROVIDED THEREFOR, WITH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE IF REQUIRED, AND COMPLETE THE
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 SET FORTH BELOW. SEE INSTRUCTION 5.
The undersigned acknowledges that he, she or it has received and reviewed
the Prospectus, dated August 14, 2003 (as so amended, the "Prospectus"), of
Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Distribuidora
Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V., a sociedad anonima de capital variable organized
under the laws of the United Mexican States (collectively, the "Issuers") and
this Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter"), which together constitute the
Issuers' offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange an aggregate principal amount
of up to $200,000,000 of their 10 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the
"New Notes"), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), for a like principal amount of the Issuers'
issued and outstanding 10 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the "Existing
Notes") from the registered holders thereof (the "Holders").
For each Existing Note accepted for exchange, the Holder of such Existing
Note will receive a New Note having a principal amount equal to that of the
surrendered Existing Note. The New Notes will bear interest from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid on the Existing Notes or, if no interest
has been paid on the Existing Notes, from May 20, 2003. Accordingly, registered
Holders of New Notes on the relevant record date for the first interest payment
date following the consummation of the Exchange Offer will receive interest
accruing from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no
interest has been paid, from May 20, 2003. Existing Notes accepted for exchange
will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of consummation of the
Exchange Offer. Holders of Existing Notes whose Existing Notes are accepted for
exchange will not receive any payment in respect of accrued interest on such
Existing Notes otherwise payable on any interest payment date the record date
for which occurs on or after consummation of the Exchange Offer.
This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by a Holder of Existing Notes
if certificates representing Existing Notes are to be physically delivered to
the Exchange Agent herewith by the Holder or if tender of Existing Notes is to
be made by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent
at The Depository Trust Company (the "Book-Entry Transfer Facility") pursuant to
the procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Book-Entry Transfer" section
of the Prospectus and an Agent's Message (as defined in the Instructions) will
not be delivered as provided in the Instructions hereto. Holders of Existing
Notes whose certificates are not immediately available, or who are unable to
deliver their certificates or confirmation of the book-entry tender of their
Existing Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility (a "Book-Entry Confirmation") and all other documents required by this
Letter to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date, must tender
their Existing Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth
in "The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" section of the
Prospectus. See Instruction 1.
List below the Existing Notes to which this Letter relates. If the space
provided below is inadequate, the certificate numbers and principal amount of
Existing Notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule affixed hereto.
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DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING NOTES 1 2 3
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AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF REGISTERED HOLDER(S) CERTIFICATE AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
(PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK) NUMBER(S)* EXISTING NOTE(S) TENDERED**
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TOTAL
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* Need not be completed if Existing Notes are being tendered by book-entry transfer.
** Unless otherwise indicated in this column, a holder will be deemed to have tendered ALL of the Existing Notes represented
by the Existing Notes indicated in column 2. See Instruction 2. Existing Notes tendered hereby must be in denominations of
principal amount of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. See Instruction 1.
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[ ] CHECK HERE IF TENDERED EXISTING NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (PLEASE ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF SUCH NOTICE OF
GUARANTEED DELIVERY):
Name(s) of Registered Holder(s)
Window Ticket Number (if any)
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
Name of Institution Which Guaranteed Delivery
IF DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Account Number
-------------------------------------- Transaction Code Number
[ ] CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL
COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE.
Name:
Address:
If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that
it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New
Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for its
own account in exchange for Existing Notes that were acquired as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges and
represents that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with any resale of such New
Notes; however, by so acknowledging and representing and by delivering such a
prospectus the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If
the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes, it represents
that the Existing Notes to be exchanged for the New Notes were acquired as a
result of market-making activities or other trading activities. In addition,
such broker-dealer represents that it is not acting on behalf of any person who
could not truthfully make the foregoing representations.
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NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW.
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the
undersigned hereby tenders to the Issuers the aggregate principal amount of
Existing Notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance
for exchange of the Existing Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby
sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Issuers all right,
title and interest in and to such Existing Notes as are being tendered hereby.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange
Agent as the undersigned's true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with
respect to such tendered Existing Notes, with full power of substitution (such
power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an
interest), among other things, to cause the Existing Notes to be assigned,
transferred and exchanged. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that
the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and
transfer the Existing Notes, and to acquire New Notes issuable upon the exchange
of such tendered Existing Notes, and that, when the same are accepted for
exchange, the Issuers will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and
clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to
any adverse claim when the same are accepted by the Issuers and such Existing
Notes will not have been transferred to the Issuers in violation of any
contractual or other restriction on the transfer thereof. The undersigned hereby
further represents and warrants that any New Notes acquired in exchange for
Existing Notes tendered hereby will have been acquired in the ordinary course of
business of the person receiving such New Notes, whether or not such person is
the undersigned, that neither the Holder of such Existing Notes nor any such
other person is participating in, intends to participate in or has an
arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution
(within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act")) of such New Notes, that neither the Holder of such Existing Notes nor any
such other person is an "affiliate," as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act, of the Issuers, and that neither the Holder of such Existing Notes nor such
other person is acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully make the
foregoing representations and warranties.
The undersigned acknowledges that this Exchange Offer is being made in
reliance on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), as set forth in no-action letters issued to third
parties, that the New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange
for the Existing Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise
transferred by Holders thereof (other than any such Holder that is an
"affiliate" of the Issuers within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities
Act), without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery
provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in
the ordinary course of such Holder's business and such Holder has no arrangement
with any person to participate in the distribution of such New Notes. However,
the SEC has not considered the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action
letter and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a
similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in other
circumstances. If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned
represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a
distribution of New Notes and has no arrangement or understanding to participate
in a distribution of New Notes. If any Holder is an affiliate of the Issuers, is
engaged in or intends to engage in or has any arrangement or understanding with
respect to the distribution of the New Notes to be acquired pursuant to the
Exchange Offer, such Holder (i) could not rely on the applicable interpretations
of the staff of the SEC and (ii) must comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any
resale transaction. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New
Notes for its own account in exchange for Existing Notes, it represents that the
Existing Notes to be exchanged for the New Notes were acquired by it as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it
will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale of such New Notes; however, by so acknowledging and
by delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, the
undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the
meaning of the Securities Act.
The SEC has taken the position that such broker-dealers may fulfill their
prospectus delivery requirements with respect to the New Notes (other than a
resale of New Notes received in exchange for an unsold allotment from the
original sale of the Existing Notes) with the Prospectus. The Prospectus, as it
may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by such
broker-dealers for a period of time, starting on the Expiration Date and ending
on the close of business 90 days after the Expiration Date in connection with
the sale or transfer of such New Notes. The Issuers
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have agreed that, for such period of time, it will make the Prospectus (as it
may be amended or supplemented) available to a broker-dealer which elects to
exchange Existing Notes, acquired for its own account as a result of
market-making or other trading activities, for New Notes pursuant to the
Exchange Offer (each a "Participating Broker-Dealer") for use in connection with
any resale of such New Notes. By accepting the Exchange Offer, each
broker-dealer that receives New Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer
acknowledges and agrees to notify the Issuers prior to using the Prospectus in
connection with the sale or transfer of New Notes and that, upon receipt of
notice from the Issuers of the happening of any event which makes any statement
in the Prospectus untrue in any material respect or which requires the making of
any changes in the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not
misleading, such broker-dealer will suspend use of the Prospectus until (i) the
Issuers have amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement
or omission and (ii) either the Issuers have furnished copies of the amended or
supplemented Prospectus to such broker-dealer or, if the Issuers have not
otherwise agreed to furnish such copies and decline to do so after such
broker-dealer so requests, such broker-dealer has obtained a copy of such
amended or supplemented Prospectus as filed with the SEC. The Issuers agree, if
requested, to deliver such notice and such amended or supplemented Prospectus
promptly to any Participating Broker-Dealer from whom the Issuers have received
prior written notice that it will be a Participating Broker-Dealer in the
Exchange Offer. Except as described above, the Prospectus may not be used for or
in connection with an offer to resell, a resale or any other retransfer of New
Notes. A broker-dealer that acquired Existing Notes in a transaction other than
as part of its market-making activities or other trading activities will not be
able to participate in the Exchange Offer.
The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional
documents deemed by the Issuers to be necessary or desirable to complete the
sale, assignment and transfer of the Existing Notes tendered hereby. All
authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter and every
obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors,
assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal
representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall
survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. This tender may be
withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in "The Exchange
Offer--Withdrawal of Tenders" section of the Prospectus.
The undersigned understands that tender of Existing Notes pursuant to any
of the procedures described in the "Procedures for Tendering" section of the
Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will constitute a binding agreement
between the undersigned and the Issuers upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Prospectus, including the undersigned's
representation that the undersigned owns the Existing Notes being tendered. The
undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the
Prospectus, the Issuers may not be required to accept for exchange any of the
Existing Notes tendered hereby.
Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled "Special Issuance
Instructions" below, please deliver the New Notes (and, if applicable,
substitute certificates representing Existing Notes for any Existing Notes not
exchanged) in the name of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry
delivery of Existing Notes, please credit the account indicated above maintained
at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under
the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" below, please send the New
Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Existing Notes
for any Existing Notes not exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown
above in the box entitled "Description of Existing Notes."
THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED "DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING
NOTES" ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE
EXISTING NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX ABOVE.
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PLEASE SIGN HERE
(TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS)
X ----------------------- --------------------------------------- , 2003
X ----------------------- --------------------------------------- , 2003
Signature(s) of Owner Date
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Area Code and Telephone Number
If a Holder is tendering an Existing Note, this Letter must be signed by the
registered Holder(s) as the name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) for the
Existing Note or by any person(s) authorized to become registered Holder(s) by
endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee,
executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary
or representative capacity, please set forth full title. See Instruction 3.
Name(s)
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)
Capacity:
Address:
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
(IF REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTION 3)
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED BY
AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION:
(AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)
(TITLE)
(NAME AND FIRM)
DATED: ------------------------------------------------------------, 2003
(PLEASE COMPLETE ACCOMPANYING SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 HEREIN. SEE INSTRUCTION 5.)
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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 3, 4 AND 6)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Existing Notes not exchanged and/or
New Notes are to be issued in the name of and sent to someone other than the
person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above, or if
Existing Notes delivered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for
exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility other than the account indicated above.
Issue: New Notes and/or Existing Notes to:
Name(s)
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)
Address
(ZIP CODE)
(Complete Substitute Form W-9)
[ ] Credit unexchanged Existing Notes delivered by book-entry transfer to the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility account set forth below.
(BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY
ACCOUNT NUMBER, IF APPLICABLE)
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 3, 4 AND 6)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Existing Notes not exchanged and/or
New Notes are to be sent to someone other than the person or persons whose
signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above or to such person or persons at an
address other than shown in the box entitled "Description of Existing Notes" on
this Letter above.
Mail: New Notes and/or Existing Notes to:
Name(s)
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)
Address
(ZIP CODE)
IMPORTANT: UNLESS GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES ARE COMPLIED WITH, THIS
LETTER OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF (TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATES FOR EXISTING NOTES
OR A BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) MUST BE RECEIVED
BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION
DATE.
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER FOR THE 10 3/4%
SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011 OF JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AND DISTRIBUIDORA COMERCIAL JAFRA, S.A. DE C.V.
IN EXCHANGE FOR THE 10 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011 OF
JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND DISTRIBUIDORA COMERCIAL JAFRA, S.A. DE
C.V.,
WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
1. DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER AND NOTES; GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES.
This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by a Holder (a) if
certificates representing Existing Notes are to be physically delivered to the
Exchange Agent herewith by the Holder, (b) if tender of Existing Notes is to be
made by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility and an Agent's Message (as defined below) is not delivered as
provided in the next paragraph, or (c) if tenders are to be made according to
the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the prospectus under "The
Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures."
Certificates for all physically tendered Existing Notes, as well as a
properly completed and duly executed Letter (or manually signed facsimile
hereof) and any other documents required by this Letter, must be received by the
Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein on or prior to the Expiration
Date, or the tendering Holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth below. Existing Notes tendered hereby must be in
denominations of principal amount of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
Tenders by book-entry transfer may be made by delivering an Agent's Message in
lieu of this Letter. "Agent's Message" means a message transmitted by the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming
a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined below), which message states
that the Book-Entry Transfer Facility has received an express acknowledgment
from the participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility tendering the Existing
Notes which are the subject of the Book-Entry Confirmation that such participant
has received and agrees to be bound by the Letter and that the Issuers may
enforce the Letter against such participant. "Book-entry confirmation" means a
timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of Notes into the Exchange Agent's
account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility.
Holders whose certificates for Existing Notes are not immediately available
or who cannot deliver their certificates and all other required documents to the
Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date, or who cannot complete the
procedure for book entry transfer on a timely basis, may tender their Existing
Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The Exchange
Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" section of the Prospectus. Pursuant to
such procedures, (i) such tender must be made through an Eligible Institution
(as defined below), (ii) prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent must receive from such Eligible Institution
a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or a facsimile thereof) and
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form provided by the Issuers
(by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery), setting forth the name and
address of the Holder of Existing Notes and the amount of Existing Notes
tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that
within three New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") trading days after the Expiration
Date, the certificates for all physically tendered Existing Notes, in proper
form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and any
other documents required by this Letter will be deposited by the Eligible
Institution with the Exchange Agent, and (iii) the certificates for all
physically tendered Existing Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry
Confirmation, as the case may be, and all other documents required by this
Letter, are received by the Exchange Agent within three NYSE trading days after
the Expiration Date.
The method of delivery of this Letter, the Existing Notes and all other
required documents is at the election and risk of the tendering Holders, but the
delivery will be deemed made only when actually received or confirmed by the
Exchange Agent. If Existing Notes are sent by mail, it is suggested that the
mailing be registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested,
made sufficiently in advance of the Expiration Date to permit delivery to the
Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
See "The Exchange Offer" section of the Prospectus.
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2. PARTIAL TENDERS (NOT APPLICABLE TO NOTEHOLDERS WHO TENDER BY BOOK-ENTRY
TRANSFER).
If less than all of the Existing Notes evidenced by a submitted certificate
are to be tendered, the tendering Holder(s) should fill in the aggregate
principal amount of Existing Notes to be tendered in the box above entitled
"Description of Existing Notes -- Principal Amount Tendered." A reissued
certificate representing the balance of nontendered Existing Notes will be sent
to such tendering Holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on
this Letter, promptly after the Expiration Date. ALL OF THE EXISTING NOTES
DELIVERED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN TENDERED UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED.
3. SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER; BOND POWERS AND ENDORSEMENTS; GUARANTEE OF
SIGNATURES.
If this Letter is signed by the registered Holder of the Existing Notes
tendered hereby, the signature must correspond exactly with the name as written
on the face of the certificates without any change whatsoever.
If any tendered Existing Notes are owned of record by two or more joint
owners, all of such owners must sign this Letter.
If any tendered Existing Notes are registered in different names on several
certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate
copies of this Letter as there are different registrations of certificates.
When this Letter is signed by the registered Holder or Holders of the
Existing Notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no endorsements of
certificates or separate bond powers are required. If, however, the New Notes
are to be issued, or any untendered Existing Notes are to be reissued, to a
person other than the registered Holder, then endorsements of any certificates
transmitted hereby or separate bond powers are required. Signatures on such
certificate(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter is signed by a person other than the registered Holder or
Holders of any certificate(s) specified herein, such certificate(s) must be
endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, in either case signed
exactly as the name or names of the registered Holder or Holders appear(s) on
the certificate(s) and signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by
an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter or any certificates or bond powers are signed by trustees,
executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of
corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such
persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by the Issuers,
proper evidence satisfactory to the Issuers of their authority to so act must be
submitted.
ENDORSEMENTS ON CERTIFICATES FOR EXISTING NOTES OR SIGNATURES ON BOND
POWERS REQUIRED BY THIS INSTRUCTION 3 MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A FIRM WHICH IS A
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (INCLUDING MOST BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND
BROKERAGE HOUSES) THAT IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS
MEDALLION PROGRAM, THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM OR
THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION PROGRAM (EACH AN "ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION").
SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER NEED NOT BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION, PROVIDED THE EXISTING NOTES ARE TENDERED: (I) BY A REGISTERED
HOLDER OF EXISTING NOTES (WHICH TERM, FOR PURPOSES OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER,
INCLUDES ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY SYSTEM WHOSE NAME
APPEARS ON A SECURITY POSITION LISTING AS THE HOLDER OF SUCH EXISTING NOTES) WHO
HAS NOT COMPLETED THE BOX ENTITLED "SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS" OR "SPECIAL
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS" THIS LETTER, OR (II) FOR THE ACCOUNT OF AN ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION.
4. SPECIAL ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS.
Tendering Holders of Existing Notes should indicate in the applicable box
the name and address to which New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer
and or substitute certificates evidencing Existing Notes not exchanged are to be
issued or sent, if different from the name or address of the person signing this
Letter. In the case of issuance in a different name, the employer identification
or social security number of the person named must also be indicated. Holders
tendering Existing Notes by book-entry transfer may request that Existing Notes
not exchanged be credited to such account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility as such Holder may designate hereon. If no such instructions are given,
such Existing Notes not exchanged will be returned to the name and address of
the person signing this Letter.
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5. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
Federal income tax law generally requires that a tendering Holder whose
Existing Notes are accepted for exchange must provide the Issuers (as payors),
or the Paying Agent designated by the Issuers to act on its behalf, with such
Holder's correct Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN") on Substitute Form W-9
below, which in the case of a tendering Holder who is an individual is his or
her social security number. If the Issuers are not provided with the current TIN
or an adequate basis for an exemption from backup withholding, such tendering
Holder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.
In addition, the Exchange Agent may be required to withhold a percentage, at
applicable rates, of the amount of any reportable payments made after the
exchange of such tendering Holder of New Notes. If withholding results in an
overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained.
Exempt Holders of Existing Notes (including, among others, all corporations
and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and
reporting requirements. See the enclosed Guidelines of Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 (the "W-9 Guidelines") for
additional instructions.
To prevent backup withholding, each tendering Holder of Existing Notes must
provide its correct TIN by completing the Substitute Form W-9 set forth below,
certifying, under penalties of perjury, that the TIN provided is correct (or
that such Holder is awaiting a TIN) and that (i) the Holder is exempt from
backup withholding, or (ii) the Holder has not been notified by the Internal
Revenue Service that such Holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of
a failure to report all interest or dividends or (iii) the Internal Revenue
Service has notified the Holder that such Holder is no longer subject to backup
withholding. If the tendering Holder of Existing Notes is a nonresident alien or
foreign entity not subject to backup withholding, such Holder must give the
Exchange Agent a completed Form W-8, Certificate of Foreign Status. This form
may be obtained from the Exchange Agent. If the Existing Notes are in more than
one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, such Holder should consult
the W-9 Guidelines for information on which TIN to report. If such Holder does
not have a TIN, such Holder should consult the W-9 Guidelines for instructions
on applying for a TIN, check the box in Part 2 of the Substitute Form W-9 and
write "applied for" in lieu of its TIN. Note: Checking this box and writing
"applied for" on the form means that such Holder has already applied for a TIN
or that such Holder intends to apply for one in the near future. If the box in
Part 2 of the Substitute Form W-9 is checked, the Exchange Agent will retain, at
applicable rates, a percentage of reportable payments made to a Holder during
the sixty (60) day period following the date of the Substitute Form W-9. If the
Holder furnishes the Exchange Agent with his or her TIN within sixty (60) days
of the date of the Substitute Form W-9, the Exchange Agent will remit such
amounts retained during such period to such Holder and no further amounts will
be retained or withheld from payments made to the Holder thereafter. If,
however, such holder does not provide its TIN to the Exchange Agent within such
sixty (60) day period, the Exchange Agent will remit such previously withheld
amounts to the Internal Revenue Service as backup withholding and will withhold
at applicable rates a percentage of all reportable payments to the Holder
thereafter until such Holder furnishes its TIN to the Exchange Agent.
6. TRANSFER TAXES.
The amount of any transfer taxes imposed on the registered holder or any
other persons will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence
of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with this
letter of transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly
to such tendering holder.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION 6, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR
TRANSFER TAX STAMPS TO BE AFFIXED TO THE EXISTING NOTES SPECIFIED IN THIS
LETTER.
7. WAIVER OF CONDITIONS.
The Issuers reserve the absolute right to waive satisfaction of any or all
conditions enumerated in the Prospectus.
8. NO CONDITIONAL TENDERS.
No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be
accepted. All tendering Holders of Existing Notes, by execution of this Letter,
shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Existing
Notes for exchange.
Neither the Issuers, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is obligated
to give notice of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of
Existing Notes nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any
such notice.
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9. MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED EXISTING NOTES.
Any Holder whose Existing Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or
destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above for
further instructions. This Letter and related documents cannot be processed
until the procedures for replacing mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate(s) have been followed.
10. WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS.
Tenders of Existing Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 P.M.,
New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
For a withdrawal of a tender of Existing Notes to be effective, a written
notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set
forth above prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Any
such notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person having
tendered the Existing Notes to be withdrawn (the "Depositor"), (ii) identify the
Existing Notes to be withdrawn (including certificate number or numbers and the
principal amount of such Existing Notes), (iii) contain a statement that such
Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Existing Notes exchanged, (iv)
be signed by the Holder in the same manner as the original signature on the
Letter by which such Existing Notes were tendered (including any required
signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer to have the
Trustee with respect to the Existing Notes register the transfer of such
Existing Notes in the name of the person withdrawing the tender and (v) specify
the name in which such Existing Notes are registered, if different from that of
the Depositor. If Existing Notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedure
for book-entry transfer set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Book-Entry Transfer"
section of the Prospectus, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and
number of the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to be credited with
the withdrawn Existing Notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of such
facility. All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time
of receipt) of such notices will be determined by the Issuers, whose
determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any Existing Notes so
withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for
purposes of the Exchange Offer and no New Notes will be issued with respect
thereto unless the Existing Notes so withdrawn are validly retendered. Any
Existing Notes that have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged
for any reason will be returned to the Holder thereof without cost to such
Holder (or, in the case of Existing Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into
the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility pursuant to the
book-entry transfer procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Book-Entry
Transfer" section of the Prospectus, such Existing Notes will be credited to an
account maintained with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility for the Existing Notes)
as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of
the Exchange Offer. Properly withdrawn Existing Notes may be retendered by
following the procedures described above at any time on or prior to 5:00 P.M.,
New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
11. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES.
Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as requests for
additional copies of the Prospectus and this Letter, and requests for Notices of
Guaranteed Delivery and other related documents may be directed to the Exchange
Agent, at the address and telephone number indicated above.
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF) AND ALL OTHER
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION DATE.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS
(SEE INSTRUCTION 5)
PAYOR'S NAME: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS PAYING AGENT
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SUBSTITUTE PART 1 -- PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN IN THE BOX TIN: --------------------------------
FORM W-9 AT RIGHT AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING Social Security Number or
BELOW Employer Identification Number
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 2 -- TIN APPLIED FOR [ ]
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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PAYOR'S REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION: UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I CERTIFY THAT:
TAXPAYER (1) the number shown on this form is my correct Taxpayer Identification Number (or I
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER am waiting for a number to be issued to me).
("TIN")
AND CERTIFICATIONS (2) I am not subject to backup withholding either because: (a) I am exempt from backup
withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the
"IRS") that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report
all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer
subject to backup withholding, and
(3) I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).
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You must cross out item (2) of the above certification if you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to
backup withholding because of underreporting of interest or dividends on your tax return and you have not been
notified by the IRS that you are no longer subject to backup withholding.
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YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX IN PART 2
OF SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number
has not been issued to me, and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an
application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate
Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office or (b)
I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that
if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number by the time of the
exchange, a percentage of all reportable payments made to me thereafter will be
withheld at applicable rates until I provide a number.
SIGNATURE DATE
NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN A $50 PENALTY IMPOSED BY THE
IRS AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 28% IN 2003 (OR AT THE APPLICABLE RATE IN
SUBSEQUENT YEARS) OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE TENDER
OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.
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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO GIVE THE
PAYER -- Social Security numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens:
i.e., 000-00-0000. Employer Identification numbers have nine digits separated by
only one hyphen: i.e., 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the
number to give the payer.
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GIVE THE TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT: OF --
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1. An individual's account The individual
2. Two or more individuals The actual owner of the
(joint account) account or, if combined
funds, the first individual
on the account(1)
3. Husband and wife (joint The actual owner of the
account) account or, if joint funds,
either person(1)
4. Custodian account of a minor The minor(2)
(Uniform Gift to Minors Act)
5. Adult and minor (joint The adult or, if the minor
account) is the only contributor, the
minor(1)
6. Account in the name of a The ward, minor, or
guardian or committee for a incompetent(3)
designated ward, minor or
incompetent person(3)
7. a. The usual revocable The grantor-trustee(1)
savings trust account
(grantor is also trustee)
b. So-called trust account The actual owner(1)
that is not a legal or valid
trust under State law
8. Sole proprietorship account The owner(4)
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GIVE THE TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT: OF --
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9. A valid trust, estate, or pension The legal entity (Do not furnish
trust the identifying number of the
personal representative or trustee
unless the legal entity itself is
not designated in the account
title.)(5)
10. Corporate account The corporation
11. Religious, charitable, educational The organization
organization account
12. Partnership account held in the The partnership
name of the business
13. Association, club or other tax- The organization
exempt organization
14. A broker or registered nominee The broker or nominee
15. Account with the Department of The public entity
Agriculture in the name of a
public entity (such as a State or
local government, school district,
or prison) that receives
agricultural program payments
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(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish.
(2) Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's social security number.
(3) Circle the ward's, minor's or incompetent person's name and furnish such
person's social security number or employer identification number.
(4) Show your individual name. You may also enter your business name. You may
use your social security number or employer identification number.
(5) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust.
NOTE: If no name is circled when there is more than one name, the number will be
considered to be that of the first name listed.
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OBTAINING A NUMBER
If you do not have a taxpayer identification number or you do not know your
number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card (for
individuals), Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification
Number (for resident aliens who are not eligible to get a social security
number) or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number (for
businesses and all other entities), at the local office of the Social Security
Administration or the Internal Revenue Service and apply for a number.
PAYEES EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING
No backup withholding is required on any payments made to the following
payees:
- An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or an individual retirement plan.
- The United States or any agency or instrumentalities thereof.
- A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any
subdivision or instrumentalities thereof.
- A foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, or
any agency or instrumentality thereof.
- An international organization or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
Payments made to the following payees may be exempt from backup withholding
- A corporation.
- A financial institution.
- A registered dealer in securities or commodities registered in the U.S. or a
possession of the U.S.
- A real estate investment trust.
- A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a) of the Code.
- An exempt charitable remainder trust, or a non-exempt trust described in
section 4947(a)(1).
- An entity registered at all times under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
- A foreign central bank of issue.
- A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
Exempt payees described above should file substitute Form W-9 to avoid
possible erroneous backup withholding.
FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER. FURNISH YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER,
WRITE "EXEMPT" ON THE FACE OF THE FORM, AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER. IF THE
PAYMENTS ARE INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, OR PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS, ALSO SIGN AND DATE THE
FORM. IF YOU ARE A NONRESIDENT ALIEN OR A FOREIGN ENTITY NOT SUBJECT TO BACKUP
WITHHOLDING, FILE WITH PAYER A COMPLETED INTERNAL REVENUE FORM W-8 (CERTIFICATE
OF FOREIGN STATUS).
PAYMENTS EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Payments of dividends and patronage dividends not generally subject to
backup withholding include the following:
- Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under section 1441 of
the Code.
- Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. and
which have at least one nonresident alien partner.
- Payments of patronage dividends not paid in money.
- Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
- Payments made to an appropriate nominee.
- Section 404(k) payments made by an ESOP.
Payments of interest not generally subject to backup withholding include the
following:
- Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals.
- NOTE: You may be subject to backup withholding if this interest is $600 or
more and is paid in the course of the payer's trade or business and you have
not provided your correct taxpayer identification to the payer.
- Payments of tax-exempt interest (including exempt-interest dividends under
section 852 of the Code).
- Payments described in section 6049(b)(5) of the Code to nonresident aliens.
- Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under section 1451 of the Code.
- Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
- Payments of mortgage interest to you.
Certain payments other than interest, dividends, and patronage dividends,
that are not subject to information reporting are not subject to backup
withholding. For details, see the regulations under sections 6041, 6041A, 6042,
6044, 6045, 6049, 6050A AND 6050N.
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE -- Section 6109 requires most recipients of dividend,
interest, or other payments to give correct taxpayer identification numbers to
payers who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the numbers for
identification purposes and to verify the accuracy of such recipient's tax
return. The IRS may also provide this information to the Department of Justice
for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, and the District of
Columbia to carry out their tax laws. The IRS may also disclose this information
to other countries under a tax treaty, or to Federal and state agencies to
enforce Federal nontax criminal laws and to combat terrorism. Payers must be
given the numbers whether or not recipients are required to file a tax return.
Payers must generally withhold, at the appropriate rates, on payments of taxable
interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not furnish a
correct taxpayer identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also
apply.
PENALTIES
(1) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -- If you
fail to furnish your correct taxpayer identification number to a payer, you may
be subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due
to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
(2) CIVIL PENALTY FOR FALSE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO WITHHOLDING -- If
you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no
imposition of backup withholding, you are subject to a penalty of $500.
(3) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FALSIFYING INFORMATION -- Willfully falsifying
certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including
fines and/or imprisonment.
(4) MISUSE OF TINS -- If the payer discloses or uses TINs in violation of
Federal law, the payer may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE.
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Exhibit 99.2
FORM OF NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR
JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND
DISTRIBUIDORA COMERCIAL JAFRA, S.A. DE C.V., AS THE ISSUERS
10 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or one substantially equivalent hereto
must be used to accept the Exchange Offer of Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc.
and Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V. (collectively, the "Issuers"),
made pursuant to the Prospectus, dated August 14, 2003 (as so amended, the
"Prospectus"), if certificates for the outstanding 10 3/4% Senior Subordinated
Notes Due 2011 of the Issuers (the "Existing Notes") are not immediately
available or if the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a
timely basis or time will not permit all required documents to reach U.S. Bank
National Association, as exchange agent (the "Exchange Agent") prior to 5:00
P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer. Such
form may be delivered or transmitted by facsimile transmission, mail or hand
delivery to the Exchange Agent as set forth below. See "The Exchange Offer --
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" section of the Prospectus. In addition, in order
to utilize the guaranteed delivery procedure to tender Existing Notes pursuant
to the Exchange Offer, a completed, signed and dated Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile thereof) must also be received by the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00
P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Any Existing Notes tendered
pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time before the
Expiration Date. Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the
Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal.
Delivery To: U.S. Bank National Association, Exchange Agent
By Mail, Hand Delivery or Overnight Courier:
U.S. Bank National Association
180 East 5th Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Attention: Specialized Finance Department
For Information Call:
(800) 934-6802
By Facsimile Transmission
(for Eligible Institutions only):
(651) 244-1537
Attention: Specialized Finance Department
Confirm by Telephone:
(800) 934-6802
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR
TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL
NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS NOT TO BE USED TO GUARANTEE
SIGNATURES. IF A SIGNATURE ON A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS REQUIRED TO BE
GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION (AS DEFINED IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL)
UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE
APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX ON THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the
accompanying Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned hereby tenders to the
Issuers the principal amount of Existing Notes set forth below pursuant to the
guaranteed delivery procedure described in "The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures" section of the Prospectus.
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CERTIFICATE NUMBER(S) (IF KNOWN) OF AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
EXISTING NOTES OR ACCOUNT NUMBER AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT TENDERED
AT THE BOOK-ENTRY FACILITY AMOUNT REPRESENTED (IF LESS THAN ALL)*
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* Unless otherwise indicated, the Holder will be deemed to have tendered the
full aggregate principal amount represented by such existing notes.
ALL AUTHORITY HEREIN CONFERRED OR AGREED TO BE CONFERRED SHALL SURVIVE THE DEATH
OR INCAPACITY OF THE UNDERSIGNED AND EVERY OBLIGATION OF THE UNDERSIGNED
HEREUNDER SHALL BE BINDING UPON THE HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS OF THE UNDERSIGNED.
PLEASE SIGN HERE
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Date
Signature(s) of Owner(s) or Authorized Signatory
Area Code and Telephone Number:
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Must be signed by the Holder(s) of Existing Notes as their name(s)
appear(s) on certificates for Existing Notes or on a security position listing,
or by person(s) authorized to become registered Holder(s) by endorsement and
documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is
by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or
other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must
set forth his or her full title below.
PLEASE PRINT NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
Name(s):
Capacity:
Address(es):
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GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
The undersigned, a financial institution (including most banks, savings and
loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a participant in the Securities
Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion
Signature Program or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program or any other
"eligible guarantor institution" as defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, hereby guarantees that the certificates representing the
principal amount of Existing Notes tendered hereby in proper form for transfer,
or timely confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Existing Notes into
the Exchange Agent's account at The Depository Trust Company pursuant to the
procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures"
section of the Prospectus, together with any required signature guarantee and
any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, will be received by
the Exchange Agent at the address set forth above, no later, than three New York
Stock Exchange trading days after the Expiration Date.
The eligible guarantor institution that completes this form must
communicate the guarantee to the Exchange Agent and must deliver the Letter of
Transmittal and Certificates to the Exchange Agent within the time period
indicated herein. Failure to do so may result in financial loss to such eligible
guarantor institution.
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Name of Firm Authorized Signature
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Address Title
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Zip Code (Please Type or Print)
Area Code and Tel. No. ---------------------------------- Dated: --------------------------------------------------
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NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATE FOR EXISTING NOTES WITH THIS FORM. CERTIFICATES
FOR EXISTING NOTES SHOULD BE SENT ONLY WITH A COPY OF YOUR PREVIOUSLY
EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
1. DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. A properly completed
and duly executed copy of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any other
documents required by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be received by the
Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the Expiration Date. The method of delivery of this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery and any other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at
the election and risk of the Holder(s) and the delivery will be deemed made only
when actually received by the Exchange Agent. If delivery is by mail, registered
or certified mail properly insured, with return receipt requested, is
recommended. In all cases sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely
delivery. For a description of the guaranteed delivery procedure, see
Instruction 1 of the Letter of Transmittal.
2. SIGNATURES OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. If this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery is signed by the registered Holder(s) of the Existing Notes
referred to herein, the signature must correspond with the name(s) written on
the face of the Existing Notes without alteration, enlargement, or any change
whatsoever. If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a participant of
the book-entry transfer facility whose name appears on a security position
listing as the owner of Existing Notes, the signature must correspond with the
name shown on the security position listing as the owner of the Existing Notes.
If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a person other than the
registered Holder(s) of any Existing Notes listed or a participant of the
book-entry transfer facility, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be
accompanied by appropriate bond powers, signed as the name(s) of the registered
Holder(s) appear(s) on the Existing Notes or signed as the name of the
participant shown on the book-entry transfer facility's security position
listing.
If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a trustee, executor,
administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or other
person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so
indicate when signing.
3. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES. Questions and requests
for assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus may be
directed to the Exchange Agent at the address specified in the Prospectus.
Holders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company,
or other nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.
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EXHIBIT 99.4
FORM OF INSTRUCTIONS
JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND
DISTRIBUIDORA COMERCIAL JAFRA, S.A. DE C.V., AS THE ISSUERS
OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING
10 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011 OF THE ISSUERS
IN EXCHANGE FOR
10 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011 OF THE ISSUERS,
WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS, DATED AUGUST 14, 2003, AS AMENDED
Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus, dated August 14, 2003 (as
so amended, the "Prospectus"), and the related Letter of Transmittal (the
"Letter of Transmittal"), relating to the offer (the "Exchange Offer") of Jafra
Cosmetics International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Distribuidora
Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V., a sociedad anonima de capital variable organized
under the laws of the United Mexican States (collectively, the "Issuers"), which
together constitute the Issuers' offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange an
aggregate principal amount of up to $200,000,000 of their 10 3/4 % Senior
Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the "New Notes"), which have been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), for a like
principal amount of the Issuers' issued and outstanding 10 3/4 % Senior
Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the "Existing Notes") from the registered holders
thereof (the "Holders").
This material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of the
Existing Notes held by us for your account but not registered in your name. A
TENDER OF SUCH EXISTING NOTES MAY ONLY BE MADE BY US AS THE HOLDER OF RECORD AND
PURSUANT TO YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender on
your behalf the Existing Notes held by us for your account, pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth in the enclosed Prospectus and Letter of
Transmittal.
Your instructions should be forwarded to us as promptly as possible in
order to permit us to tender the Existing Notes on your behalf in accordance
with the provisions of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will expire at
5:00 P.M., New York City time, on September 15, 2003, unless extended by the
Company (the "Expiration Date"). Any Existing Notes tendered pursuant to the
Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time before the Expiration Date. Where
the Expiration Date has been extended, tenders pursuant to the Exchange Offer as
of the previously scheduled Expiration Date may not be withdrawn after the date
of the previously scheduled Expiration Date.
Your attention is directed to the following:
1. The Exchange Offer is for any and all Existing Notes.
2. The Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the
Prospectus in the section captioned "The Exchange Offer -- Conditions."
3. Any transfer taxes incident to the transfer of Existing Notes from the
holder to the Company will be paid by the Holders, except as otherwise
provided in the Instructions in the Letter of Transmittal.
4. The Exchange Offer expires at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on
September 15, 2003, unless extended by the Company.
If you wish to have us tender your Existing Notes, please so instruct us by
completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form on the back of
this letter. THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS FURNISHED TO YOU FOR INFORMATION ONLY
AND MAY NOT BE USED DIRECTLY BY YOU TO TENDER EXISTING NOTES.
INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER
To Registered Holder and/or Participant of Book-Entry Transfer Facility:
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated August
15, 2003 (as so amended, the "Prospectus") of Jafra Cosmetics International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Distribuidora Comercial Jafra, S.A. de C.V., a
sociedad anonima de capital variable organized under the laws of the United
Mexican States (collectively, the "Issuers") and the accompanying Letter of
Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"), that together constitute the Issuers'
offer to exchange up to $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 10 3/4 %
Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the "New Notes"), which have been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), for a like
principal amount of its outstanding 10 3/4 % Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2011
(the "Existing Notes"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
This will instruct you, the registered Holder and/or book-entry transfer
facility participant, as to the action to be taken by you relating to the
Exchange Offer with respect to the Existing Notes held by you for the account of
the undersigned.
The aggregate face amount of the Existing Notes held by you for the account
of the undersigned is (fill in amount):
$ of the 10 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2011.
With respect to the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby instructs you
(check appropriate box):
- To TENDER the following Existing Notes held by you for the account of the
undersigned (insert principal amount of Existing Notes to be tendered, if
any):
$ of the 10 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2011.
- NOT to TENDER any Existing Notes held by you for the account of the
undersigned.
If the undersigned instructs you to tender the Existing Notes held by you
for the account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are authorized (a)
to make, on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by its signature
below, hereby makes to you), the representations and warranties contained in the
Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the undersigned as a
beneficial owner, including but not limited to the representations that (i) the
undersigned's principal residence is the state of (fill in state) ,
(ii) the undersigned is neither an "affiliate" of the Issuers within the meaning
of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, nor a broker-dealer tendering Existing
Notes acquired directly from the Issuers for its own account, (iii) if the
undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for its own account
in exchange for Existing Notes, it represents that the Existing Notes to be
exchanged for the New Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any
resale of such New Notes, (iv) the undersigned is acquiring the New Notes in the
ordinary course of business of the undersigned, (v) the undersigned is not
participating, does not intend to participate, and has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate, in a distribution of the Existing
Notes or New Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act, (vi) the
undersigned acknowledges that any person participating in the Exchange Offer for
the purpose of distributing the New Notes must comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a
secondary resale transaction of the New Notes acquired by such person and cannot
rely on the interpretations of the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties and (vii)
neither the undersigned nor any such other person is acting on behalf of any
person who could not truthfully make the foregoing representations and
warranties; (b) to agree, on behalf of the undersigned, as set forth in the
Letter of Transmittal; and (c) to take such other actions as necessary under the
Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal to effect the valid tender of such
Existing Notes.
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SIGN HERE
Name of beneficial owner(s):
Signature(s):
Name(s) (please print):
Address
Telephone Number:
Taxpayer identification or Social Security Number:
Date:
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