Amadeus IT Holding, S.A. and Subsidiaries - Investor relations at ...
Amadeus IT Holding, S.A. and Subsidiaries - Investor relations at ...
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3. Inform<strong>at</strong>ion concerning to the rules applicable to the amendment of the<br />
Company’s bylaws.<br />
The requirements for amending the Bylaws are as established in article 285 et seq. of<br />
the Spanish Capital Companies Act (Ley de Sociedades de Capital), as rest<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>and</strong><br />
amended.<br />
The Corpor<strong>at</strong>e Bylaws do not contempl<strong>at</strong>e different majorities from those established in<br />
articles 194 <strong>and</strong> 201 of the Spanish Capital Companies Act (Ley de Sociedades de<br />
Capital), as rest<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>and</strong> amended, as regards the quorum of the assembly of the<br />
General Shareholders’ Meeting <strong>and</strong> majorities for the adoption of resolutions referring to<br />
Bylaw amendments.<br />
4. Significant agreements entered into by the company <strong>and</strong> which enter into force,<br />
are amended or termin<strong>at</strong>e in case of change of control of the company as a<br />
consequence of a tender offer, <strong>and</strong> the effects thereof, except when disclosure<br />
would be seriously detrimental to the company. This exception shall not apply<br />
when the company is legally required to give publicity to this inform<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
Except as mentioned below, there are no significant agreements entered into by the<br />
Company which enter into force, are amended, or termin<strong>at</strong>e in case of a change of<br />
control.<br />
The facility agreement d<strong>at</strong>ed May 16, 2011 in the amount of 2,700 million euros<br />
executed by the subsidiary <strong>Amadeus</strong> <strong>IT</strong> Group, S.A. with a group of Banks, in which the<br />
Company is acting as guarantor of the facility, establishes th<strong>at</strong> in the case of a change in<br />
control equivalent to the acquisition of 30% of the voting rights exercisable <strong>at</strong> a General<br />
Shareholders’ Meeting, this will lead to the early termin<strong>at</strong>ion of the facility agreement.<br />
5. Inform<strong>at</strong>ion on agreements between the company <strong>and</strong> its management <strong>and</strong><br />
administr<strong>at</strong>ive positions or employees which provide for indemnities when the<br />
l<strong>at</strong>ter resign or are wrongfully dismissed or if the employment <strong>rel<strong>at</strong>ions</strong>hip comes<br />
to an end on the occasion of a tender offer.<br />
There are no indemnific<strong>at</strong>ion clauses for the benefit of Directors. With respect to the<br />
Company’s management, the employment contracts contempl<strong>at</strong>e indemnific<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
clauses in case of wrongful dismissal which range between one year <strong>and</strong> two years of<br />
annual salary (excluding annual bonuses). In general terms, the employees lack<br />
indemnific<strong>at</strong>ion clauses other than those established by labor law currently in force for<br />
cases of wrongful dismissal.<br />
6. Description of the main fe<strong>at</strong>ures of the company’s internal control <strong>and</strong> risk<br />
management systems in rel<strong>at</strong>ion to the financial reporting process.<br />
Please, refer to the <strong>at</strong>tached Report (Internal Control over Financial Reporting 2011).<br />
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