EX-4.4 5 ex4-4.htm

 

Exhibit 4.4

 

PLAN OF MERGER

LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A. AND LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP.

 

NOTARIZED DOCUMENT NUMBER FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO (4,422) Whereby the documents are registered that prove the merger of LATAM LOGISTICS PROPERTIES, S.A., the merging company, and LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP., the merged company.

 

Panama, on the 12ᵗʰ day of March, 2024.

 

In Panama City, the capital of the Republic, header of the Notarial Circuit by the same name, on this, the twelfth (12ᵗʰ) day of the month of March in two thousand twenty-four (2024), before me, ERICK ANTONIO BARCIELA CHAMBERS, EIGHTH Notary Public of the Notarial Circuit of the providence of Panama, the bearer of personal ID card number eight-seven hundred and eleven-six hundred and ninety-four (8-711-694), there appeared Mr. CECILIO AUGUSTO CASTILLERO LIZÁN, a male, a Panamanian citizen, of age, married, a resident of this city, a practicing attorney, the bearer of ID card number eight – two hundred thirty-three – four hundred eighty-one (8-233-481), who is known to me and who acts in his capacity as partner in the law firm SIGMA International and Global Market Attorneys, duly authorized for this purpose as shown below in this notarized document and who delivered to me documents to be formally registered, and which I do register, that prove the merger of LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A., the merging company, and LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP., the merged company.

 

The content of the aforementioned documents is transcribed in a copy of this instrument.

 

This document was read to the appearing party in the presence of the instrumental witnesses SELIDETH EMELINA DE LEON CARRASCO, the bearer of ID card number six-fifty-nine-one hundred and forty-seven (6-59-147) and ASHLEY POLETT VERGARA ORTIZ, the bearer of ID eight- nine hundred and thirty-one - five hundred and eight (8-931-508), both Panamanians, of age and residents of this city, whom I know and are able to act as such, whom found the document to be in order, approved it and all of whom, for the record, signed it, together with the abovementioned witness, before me, the Notary that

 

THIS NOTARIZED DOCUMENT BEARS THE NUMBER FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO (4,422)

 

CECILIO AUGUSTO CASTILLERO LIZÁN

 

SELIDETH EMELINA DE LEON CARRASCO- ASHLEY POLETT VERGARA ORTIZ

 

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(Sgd.) CECILIO AUGUSTO CASTILLERO LIZÁN — SELIDETH EMELINA DE LEON CARRASCO ASHLEY POLETT VERGARA ORTIZ— ERICK ANTONIO BARCIELA CHAMBERS.—EIGTH NOTARY PUBLIC

 

SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A.

 

I, the undersigned, Alejandro Vargas Yong, on behalf of NASSAR ABOGADOS, as ad hoc secretary of the special shareholders’ meeting held on November 30, 2023 at 9:00 am, Panama time, of LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Panama, registered under No. 155601029 of the Panama Public Registry, hereby certify that:

 

(i) a virtual special meeting of the shareholders of the Company was duly held on November 30, 2023 at 9:00 am, Panama time, via a teleconference through the Teams platform in which real time and undelayed bidirectional participation was ensured. The virtual meeting complied as well with the principles of integrality, interactivity and simultaneity in the communication of all the participants.

 

(ii) the total number of issued and outstanding shares was either present or duly represented at the meeting, and a quorum was achieved and maintained during the meeting, in agreement with the prior notice sent to the shareholders within the term and through the means established for that purpose;

 

(iii) the meeting was chaired by ESTEBAN SALDARRIAGA GAVIRIA, President of the Company, and NASSAR ABOGADOS, as ad hoc secretary; and

 

(iv) the resolutions listed below were approved in this meeting with the favorable vote of JREP I LOGISTICS ACQUISITION, L.P. and LATAM LOGISTIC EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC, who are shareholders that represent 92% of the Company stock; the Company’s Investment and Operations Committee also approved the resolutions pursuant to the Company’s authority delegation policy:

 

1. Authorize, as it is hereby authorized, the entering into a merger agreement between the Company, as the merging and surviving company, and LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP., as merged company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Panama and registered under No. 155744581 of the Panama Public Registry.

 

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2. Authorize, as it is hereby authorized, the Company’s President, Secretary, and directors so that at least 4 of the directors of the Company, together with the Company’s President and the Secretary, sign the merger agreement in the manner presented at the meeting with such additions, deletions or changes as the President and the Secretary may deem advisable.

 

3. Authorize, as they are indeed authorized, SIGMA International and Global Market Attorneys to appear before a Notary and carry out all necessary or advisable actions to formalize and register these minutes and the merger agreement with the Panama Public Registry. “

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I issue this Secretary’s Certificate on December 12, 2023.

 

(Sgd.) Alejandro Vargas Yong

 

NASSAR ABOGADOS.

 

AUTHENTICATION OF SIGNATURE. I, the undersigned Notary, EMILIA WILLIAMS AGUILAR, of age, married, a resident of Curridabat, ID card Three-three hundred fifty-eight-three hundred seventy-five; Credential: fifteen thousand five hundred seventeen, with an office in the city of San José, Montes de Oca, Barrio La Granja, fifty meters south of the restaurant Machu Picho, attest that the foregoing signature presented to me appears in a document that consists in a SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE, and that it is the signature of ALEJANDRO VARGAS YONG, the bearer of ID number one-one thousand two hundred sixty-one-zero two hundred six. Since the signing was done in my presence I certify it to be authentic. My signature is handwritten, and both the signature and the stamp are registered with the National Directorate of Notaries. The authentication is made at the request of Mr. ALEJANDRO VARGAS YONG. I issue this authentication to be effective in the Republic of Panama. That is all. I sign in San José, at 9:00 am on December 12, 2023. The statutory tax stamps have been paid and affixed hereto.

 

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Bank of Costa Rica

Branch: 937 BARRIO AMON

Date: 12/12/2023 Time: 2:41:57 PM

Detail of the Assessment

Assessment: 511994443 Payment: 534970702

Paid

 

BAR ASSOCIATION STAMP 275.00

(Stamp – BCR Bank of Costa Rica-BARRIO AMON BRANCH-DEC. 12, 2023))

(Stamp – BCR Bank of Costa Rica)

Transaction currency: COLONS

Subtotal Stamp Duty: 275.00

Discount: 16.50

Total Duties: 258.50

Bank of Costa Rica

Branch: 933 NATIONAL PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE

Date: 01/11/2024 Time: 8:26:02 AM

Detail of Assessment

Assessment: 514098015 Payment: 538035030

Paid

 

TAX STAMP 125.00

(Stamp-EL REGISTRO Branch-JAN. 11, 2024- ANDY ORTEGA CALVO-TELLER)

Transaction currency: COLONS

Subtotal Stamp Duty: 125.00

Discount: 7.50

Total Stamp Duty: 117.50

EMILIA WILLIAMS AGUILAR

Bank of Costa Rica

02/01/2024 at 2:55 pm

Branch: 616 BANK BRANCH INS

Teller: 11898424

Document: 51672611

Form:00000000000

Reason: 3052

 

PAYMENT OF FEES-ASSESSMENT

Payment number: 000540201208

Assessment: 516726110

Registration: PAYMENT OF STAMP DUTY

Action: PAYMENT OF STAMP DUTY

Amount assessed: 0.01

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NA PARKS STAMP DUTY 500.00

STAMP DUTY

(Circular stamp- MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS AND CULT – DEPT. OF AUTHENTICATIONS)

Applicant:

Transaction currency: COLONS

Subtotal Stamp Duty: 625.00

Discount: 37.50

Total Stamp Duty: 587.50

Total DGTD: 0.00

 

TRANSACTION BREAKDOWN:

Cash: 587.50

Securities: 0.00

Total: 587.50

Amount in words:

 

FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN COLONS AND FIFTY CENTS.

000118040521

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NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF NOTARIES

3007594808– QR CODE

 

DNN

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NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF NOTARIES

NATIONAL REGISTER OF NOTARIES

AUTHENTICATION 334560-2024

FORMALITY: 192708

 

Ms. I, MARIA PAULA AGÜERO BENAMBURG, AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL OF THE NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF NOTARIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA; DO HEREBY CERTIFY: That the SIGNATURE of Notary Public EMILIA AGUILAR, ID 303580375, CREDENTIAL NUMBER 15517, is similar to the signature registered at the National Register of Notaries in this Directorate. That, on the date the Notary issued the within document, they were authorized to act as a Notary. WARNINGS OF NULLITY AND VALIDITY: If this page is torn from the attached pages, or the stamps of this Directorate that bind said page are “torn” or altered, the authentication is automatically rendered void. This signature legalization formality does not imply confirmation or pass any judgment on the lawfulness, validity, efficacy, authenticity or legitimacy of the attached document or its contents, nor does it imply any tax solvency directly or indirectly related to said document; consequently, it does not imply any guarantee or liability of the National Directorate of Notaries or the official issuing the legalization, all of which is the absolute responsibility of the attestor; Furthermore, no applicable administrative or disciplinary actions are exhausted that might be applicable against the Notary arising from notarial irregularities found or that might be found subsequently. IT IS TRUE AND CORRECT - San Pedro de Montes de Oca, at 1:33 pm on February 1, 2024. The statutory tax stamps have been paid and affixed hereto. (LAST LINE).

 

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(Sgd.)

Ms. María Paula Agüero Benamburg

Authorized official

Res. No. DNN-DE-051-2020

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NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF NOTARIES

3007594808 001—57429674

 

REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA

 

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND CULT

 

APOSTILLE

 

(Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961)

 

1. Country: Costa Rica Code: MCDX0RYVIL6

 

This public document 

 

2. Has been signed by MARIA Paula Agüero Benamburg

 

3. Acting in the capacity of: Registration Certifying Officer

 

4. Bears the seal/stamp of: National Directorate of Notaries

 

Certified

 

5. At: San José, Costa Rica

 

6. On: 02/01/2024

 

7. By: Cristian Abarca Álvarez, Certification Officer

 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

8. No.: 1053955

 

9. Stamp: (Circular stamp – MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND CULT – SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA-)

 

10. Signature: (Sgd.)

 

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1058771

 

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SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP.

 

I, the undersigned, Carolina Zúñiga Carmiol, Secretary of LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Panama and registered under No. 155744581 of the Panama Public Registry, do hereby certify that: (i) a special meeting of the Company shareholders was held on December 6, 2023 at 3:00 pm via a teleconference following a prior call, in which the total number of issued and outstanding shares was either present or represented and a quorum was achieved and maintained during the meeting;

 

(ii) Mr. Esteban Saldarriaga Gaviria, President of the Company, chaired the meeting, and Carolina Zúñiga Carmiol, Company Secretary, acted as secretary of the meeting; and

 

(iii) the following resolutions were approved unanimously:

 

“1. Authorize, as it is hereby authorized, the entering into a merger agreement between LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Panama and registered under No. 155601029 of the Panama Public Registry, as the merging and surviving company, and the Company, as the merged company.

 

2. Authorize, as it is hereby authorized, the President and the Secretary of the Company to sign the merger agreement in the manner presented at the meeting with such additions, deletions or changes as the President and the Secretary may deem advisable.

 

3. Authorize, as they are indeed authorized, SIGMA International and Global Market Attorneys to appear before a Notary and carry out all necessary or advisable actions to formalize and register these minutes and the merger agreement with the Panama Public Registry.”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I issue this Secretary’s Certificate on December 6, 2023.

 

(Sgd.) Carolina Zúñiga Carmiol.

 

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I, ALEJANDRO VARGAS YONG, NOTARY PUBLIC, WITH AN OFFICE OPEN IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, SAN FRANCISCO DE GOICOCHEA, OFICENTRO TORRES DEL CAMPO, TORRE UNO, PISO DOS, hereby certify that the signature that appears in the document above called Secretary’s Certificate is the signature of Ms. CAROLINA ZÚÑIGA CARMIOL, bearer of ID number two-zero six hundred forty-four-zero three hundred three. Since the signing was done in my presence, I certify it to be authentic. The authentication is made at the request of Ms. Carolina Zúñiga Carmiol. I, the undersigned Notary hereby certify that my signature is my own handwriting and that it is the one registered with the National Directorate of Notaries, as is the engraved seal. I issue this authentication to be effective in the Republic of Panama. San José, at 3:30 pm on December 6, 2023. The statutory tax stamps have been paid and affixed hereto.***

 

(Sgd.)

 

Bank of Costa Rica

Branch: 914 CENTRO DE NEGOCIOS CURRID

Date: 12/04/2023 Time: 3:49:42 PM

Detail of Assessment

Assessment: 511064519 Payment: 533462096

Paid

 

BAR ASSOCIATION STAMP 275.00

 

(Circular stamp-National Register of Notaries DNN National Directorate of Notaries-Notarial Services Unit)

(Stamp – BCR Bank of Costa Rica)

Transaction currency: COLON

Subtotal Stamp Duty: 275.00

Discount: 16.50

Total Stamp Duty: 258.50

Dec.4,2023

 

NICOLE ROJAS ALVARADO

 

TELLER

 

(Circular stamp-Notary Public C.19204- ALEJANDRO VARGAS YONG- COSTA RICA)

(Circular stamp-Notary Public C.19204- ALEJANDRO VARGAS YONG- COSTA RICA)

 

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ALEJANDRO VARGAS YONG

112610206 19204—56636662

Bank of Costa Rica

Branch: 933 NATIONAL PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE

Date: 11/23/2023 Time: 8:55:24 AM

Detail of Assessment

Assessment: 510090982 Payment: 531987922

Paid

 

TAX STAMP 125.00

(Circular stamp-National Register of Notaries DNN National Directorate of Notaries-Notarial Services Unit)

Transaction currency: COLONS

Subtotal Stamp Duty: 125.00

Discount: 7.50

Total Stamp Duty: 117.50

 

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DNN

 

National Directorate of Notaries

 

NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF NOTARIES

 

NATIONAL REGISTER OF NOTARIES

 

AUTHENTICATION 330792-2023

 

FORMALITY: 1902108

 

Ms. I, HEILYN ANDREA SOTO FONSECA, AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL OF THE NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF NOTARIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA; DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: That the SIGNATURE of Notary Public ALEJANDRO VARGAS YONG, ID 112610206, CREDENTIAL NUMBER 19204, is similar to the signature registered at the National Register of Notaries in this Directorate. That, on the date the Notary issued the within document, they were authorized to act as a Notary. WARNINGS OF NULLITY AND VALIDITY: If this page is torn from the attached pages, or the stamps of this Directorate that bind said page are “torn” or altered, the authentication is automatically rendered void. The signature legalization formality does not imply confirmation or pass judgment on the lawfulness, validity, efficacy, authenticity or legitimacy of the attached document or its contents, nor does it imply any tax solvency directly or indirectly related to said document; consequently, it does not imply any guarantee or liability of the National Directorate of Notaries or the official issuing the legalization, all of which is the absolute responsibility of the attestor; Furthermore, no administrative or disciplinary actions are exhausted that might be applicable against the Notary arising from notarial irregularities found or that might be found subsequently. IT IS TRUE AND CORRECT - San Pedro de Montes de Oca, at 11:44 am on December 14, 2023. The statutory tax stamps have been paid and affixed hereto. (LAST LINE).

 

(Sgd.)

 

Ms. Heilyn Andrea Soto Fonseca

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NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF NOTARIES

 

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REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA

 

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND CULT

 

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(Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961)

 

1. Country: Costa Rica Code: HCDNRFXIAN2

 

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5. At: San José, Costa Rica

 

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MERGER AGREEMENT

 

This merger agreement is entered into on the 12ᵗʰ day of March 2024 between (i) LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Panama, registered under No. 155601029 of the Panama Public Registry (the “Merging Company”) and (ii) LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Panama, registered under No. 155744581 of the Panama Public Registry (the “Merged Company” and together with the Merging Company, the “Parties”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

I. [With] the purpose of making certain administrative and financial economies, the Parties wish to merge;

 

II. The Merging Company has a subscribed capital of US$168,142,740 divided into 168,142,740 shares with a par value of one dollar (US$1.00) each;

 

III. The Merged Company has an authorized capital of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$1,000) divided into one thousand (1,000) registered common shares with a par value of ONE DOLLAR (US$1.00) each, all of which are issued and outstanding and fully paid and released.

 

The Parties, acting in agreement with Law 32 of February 26, 1927 of the Republic of Panama, hereby agree for the Parties to be merged in such a way that the Merging Company will be the surviving company and successor of all the property, rights and obligations of the Merged Company, pursuant to the following

 

CLAUSES:

 

ONE: On the date this merger agreement is registered at the Panama Public Registry (the “Effective Time”), the Merged Company shall cease to exist and shall be merged into the Merging Company pursuant to the provisions of Law 32 of February 26, 1927 of the Republic of Panama.

 

TWO: On the Effective Time, the Merging Company shall become the owner of the entirety of the assets owned by the Merged Company and shall also be responsible for the entirety of the obligations and liabilities of the Merged Company.

 

This merger agreement shall be sufficient title for the transfer of assets and the assignment of liabilities and obligations of the Merged Company to the Merging Company.

 

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THREE: The Articles of Incorporation of the Merged Company shall remain valid and binding in the same terms they were immediately before the merger is finalized, without change, with the exception of the company’s name, the authorized share capital, board of directors, officers and the resident agent and, with these changes, they shall become the Articles of Incorporation of the Merging Company. The name of the Merging Company will continue to be be LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A. The authorized share capital of the Merging Company will continue to be US$300,000,000 divided in 300,000 shares with par value of one dollar (US$1.00) each. The members of the board of directors and the officials of the Merging Company from the Effective Time shall be the following:

 

Name   Title
     
Esteban Saldarriaga   President
Annette Fernández   Treasurer
Nassar Abogados   Secretary
Guillermo Zarco B.   Manager - Colombia
Aris Stamatiadis   Manager – Costa Rica
Alvaro Chinchayan   Manager - Peru
Thomas McDonald   Director
Roger Lazarus   Director
Gloria Canales Saldaña   Director
Mauricio Salgar   Director
Diego Durruty   Director

 

All with address at the BMW Plaza Building, 9th Floor, 50th Street, Panama City, Republic of Panama.

 

The Resident Agent of the Merging Company will continue to be FÁBREGA MOLINO.

 

FOUR: On or after the Effective Time, as determined by the Parties:

 

(i) Merging Company’s Shares. As provided for in item (ii) of this clause, all of the Merging Company’s issued and outstanding shares prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be canceled and cease to exist for the right to receive the Merger Consideration (as defined in clause five), with each Merging Company’s shareholder entitled to receive a Pro Rata Share of the Merger Consideration, without interest. As of the Effective Time, each Merging Company shareholder shall cease to have any other rights in and to the Merging Company.

 

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(ii) Treasury Shares. Notwithstanding item (i) of this clause, at such time, if there are any Merging Company Securities that are owned by the Merging Company such as Treasury Shares, unissued authorized capital or any Merging Company Securities owned by any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Merging Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, such Merging Company Securities shall be canceled and shall cease to exist without any conversion thereof or payment therefor.

 

(iii) Merging Company’s convertible Securities. Any Merging Company Convertible Securities, if not exercised or converted prior to the Effective Time into Merging Company shares shall be canceled, retired and terminated and thereby cease to represent any right to acquire, be exchanged for or converted into Merging Company shares or into any other securities or otherwise receive payment of cash or other consideration therefor, whether upon any contingency or valuation or otherwise.

 

(iv) Merged Company Shares. All of the Merged Company shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into an equal number of shares of the Merging Company (meaning, 168,142,740 shares) in favor of the Merging Company’s Affiliate, with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares of the Merged Company so converted and shall constitute the only shares issued and outstanding of the Merging Company.

 

(v) Summarizing this fourth clause and expressly without any intention of modifying the detail of the foregoing: on or after the Effective Time, as determined by the Parties: as a first step the 168,142,740 existing shares of the Merging Company on the Effective Time shall cease to exist, and thereafter the 1,000 existing shares of the Merger Company on the Effective Time, which are owned by the Merging Company’s Affiliate, shall be converted into 168,142,740 shares of the Merging Company which shall also be owned by the Merging Company’s Affiliate, and such 168,142,740 shares shall be the only shares of Merging Company issued and outstanding.

 

FIVE. The aggregate consideration to be paid to the Merging Company Securities holders pursuant to the merger (the “Merger Consideration”) shall be Two Hundred Eighty-six million United States dollars (US$286,000,000). The Merger Consideration will be paid in shares of Logistic Properties of the Americas (the “Merging Company’s Affiliate”) each valued at ten U.S- dollars ($10.00) per share. Every Merging Company shareholder will receive for each Merging Company share held (but excluding any Merging Company Securities described in item (ii) of Clause Four), an amount equal to the Per Share Price, which will be paid in the form of Merging Company Affiliated Company shares with each share valued at ten U.S. dollars ($10.00) per share. For the avoidance of doubt, no holder of Merging Company Securities will receive any consideration under or in relation to this merger agreement unless they are holders of Merging Company shares as of the Effective Time.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Merger Agreement, no fraction of a share of Merging Company’s Affiliate shall be issued pursuant to the merger, and each person who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of the Merging Company’s Affiliate (after aggregating all fractions of the Merging Company’s Affiliate otherwise received by such person) shall instead receive the total shares of the Merging Company’s Affiliate issued to such person rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of the Merging Company’s Affiliate.

 

SIX: For purposes of this agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings stated below:

 

Pro Rata Share” means with respect to each Merging Company shareholder, a fraction expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the number of Merging Company shares held by such shareholder as of the Effective Time, divided by (ii) the total number of issued and outstanding Merging Company shares as of the Effective Time.

 

Per Share Price” means an amount equal to (i) the Merging Consideration divided by (ii) the total number of issued and outstanding Merging Company Shares as of the Effective Time (including after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of any Securities prior to the Effective Time);

 

Merging Company’s Convertible Securities” means, collectively, any options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase any capital shares of the Merging Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or that otherwise confer on the holder any right to acquire any Merging Company shares. For the avoidance of doubt, Merging Company Convertible Securities shall include any securities, rights and/or profit interest, issued by any affiliate, plan, company or any other entity which, directly or indirectly, holds Merging Company Securities, and which can cause the revaluation, valuation, issuance, profits or payment of consideration in connection with, or conversion, exercise or exchange of, Merging Company Securities; and

 

Merging Company Securities” means, collectively, the Merging Company shares and any Merging Company Convertible Securities.

 

SEVENTH: Pursuant to the provisions of section Three of this Merger Agreement, each Party agrees to terminate, mutually terminate, rescind and waive any compromise or similar clauses in its articles of incorporation or any other document intended to provide for the alternative resolution of disputes between shareholders and/or directors and/or officers and/or attorneys-in-fact of such Party or between any of them and such Party. In particular, but not only, the Merging Company agrees to terminate, resolve by mutual agreement, desist from and waive, the arbitration clause contained in the thirteenth article of the articles of incorporation of the Merging Company, approved by resolution of the shareholders’ meeting of January 2, 2021, notarized by public deed 241 of January 7, 2021 of the Twelfth Notary Office of the Notarial Circuit of Panama, which was registered in folio 155601029, Public Registry of Panama, on January 8, 2021.

 

As a consequence, all disputes occurring among the shareholders of the Merging Company or between them and the Merging Company or its board shall be submitted to the courts, judges, tribunals and magistrates of the Republic of Panama and such disputes shall be governed by, and shall be resolved based on, the laws of the Republic of Panama.

 

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EIGHTH: This merger agreement may be signed by the Parties separately and the signature pages together with this merger agreement shall constitute one original and a single agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the directors, President and Secretary of LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A. and directors, President and Secretary of LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP. sign this merger agreement on March 12, 2024.

 

[signature pages follow]

Esteban Saldarriaga Gaviria

President of LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A.

(Sgd.)

 

Nassar Abogados

Secretary of LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A.,

By: (Sgd.)

Name: Esteban Saldarriaga

Tittle: Attorney-in-fact

 

Thomas Joseph McDonald

Director of LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A.

By: (Sgd.)

Name: Esteban Saldarriaga

Title: Attorney-in-fact

 

José Ramón Ramirez Castaño

Director of LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A.

By: (Sgd.)

Name: Esteban Saldarriaga

Title: Attorney-in-fact

 

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Bruce Wolfson

Director of LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A.

By: (Sgd.)

Name: Esteban Saldarriaga

Title: Attorney-in-fact

 

Roger Alan Lazarus

Director of LATAM LOGISTIC PROPERTIES, S.A.

By: (Sgd.)

Name: Esteban Saldarriaga

Title: Attorney-in-fact

 

Esteban Saldarriaga Gaviria

Director and President of LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP.

(Sgd.)

 

Carolina Zúñiga Carmiol

Director and Secretary of LPA PANAMA GROUP CORP.

By: (Sgd.)

Name: Esteban Saldarriaga

Title: Attorney-in-fact

 

This copy is true to the original that I issue, stamp and sign in Panama City, Republic of Panama, on the twelfth (12ᵗʰ) day of the month of March two thousand twenty-four (2024).

 

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