Proposal for amendment of the Bylwas
General Shareholders´ Meeting June 2024
For the purpose of moving towards in strengthening corporate governance, it is advised that the General Shareholders' Meeting approves the following amendment to the Bank's bylaws:
Section | Current | Proposed | Justification | |
Article | 47. | Article 47. Elections and voting: Elections and voting by the General | Article 47. Elections and voting: Elections and voting by the | It is specified that, |
Elections | and | Shareholder's Meeting will observe the following rules: | General Shareholder's Meeting will observe the following rules: | at the discretion |
voting. | (…) | (…) | of the Board of | |
Directors, | ||||
5. When electing members of the Board of Directors, the | 5. When electing members of the Board of Directors, the | Regulations for | ||
the Elections of | ||||
Shareholders' Meeting must consider the criteria for selection, | Shareholders' Meeting must consider the criteria for selection, | Members to the | ||
independence and disqualifications and incompatibilities provided | independence and disqualifications and incompatibilities | Board of Directors, | ||
for by law, these Bylaws, and those contained in the Bank's Code of | provided for by law, these Bylaws, the Regulations for Electing | |||
Good Governance, which will be shared regarding each candidate | Members to the Board of Directors approved by the General | approved by the | ||
prior to voting. The election of a Board member that does not meet | Shareholders' Meeting and those contained in the Bank's Code of | General | ||
selection or independence criteria or is subject to disqualification or | Good Governance, which will be shared regarding each | Shareholders' | ||
incompatibility will surpass the limits of the social contract. | candidate prior to voting. The election of a Board member that | Meeting, must be | ||
does not meet selection or independence criteria or is subject to | considered when | |||
disqualification or incompatibility will surpass the limits of the | electing members | |||
social contract. | to the Board of | |||
Elections of independent directors shall be held by a separate vote | Elections of independent directors shall be held by a separate | Directors, which | ||
includes criteria of | ||||
from that of the other Board members, unless it is ensured that the | vote from that of the other Board members, unless it is ensured | independence, | ||
minimum number of independent members required by law or | that the minimum number of independent members required by | disqualifications | ||
bylaws will be achieved, or, where only one slate is submitted, that | law or bylaws will be achieved, or, where only one slate is | and | ||
slate includes the minimum number of independent members | submitted, that slate includes the minimum number of | incompatibilities. | ||
required by law or bylaws. | independent members required by law or bylaws. | |||
Likewise, when setting the compensation for the directors, the | Likewise, when setting the compensation for the directors, the | |||
Meeting shall consider the number and capacities of its members, | Meeting shall consider the number and capacities of its | |||
their responsibilities and the time required, in such a way that such | members, their responsibilities and the time required, in such a | |||
compensation adequately provides for the contribution the Bank | way that such compensation adequately provides for the | |||
expects from its directors. | contribution the Bank expects from its directors. | |||
(…) | (…) | |||
Section | Current | Proposed | Justification | |
Article | 54. | Article 54. Incompatibility on the grounds of kinship: There may | Article 54. Disqualifications and incompatibilities: There may | For greater |
Incompatibility | not be any majority in the Board of Directors formed by persons | not be any majority in the Board of Directors formed by | clarity, we | |
on the grounds of | related to each other by marriage, or by kinship within the third | persons related to each other by marriage, or by kinship within | propose including | |
kinship: | degree of consanguinity, second degree of affinity, or first | the third degree of consanguinity, second degree of affinity, or | a reference to the | |
degree of civil relationship. | first degree of civil relationship. Likewise, no Board member | disqualifications | ||
may be a Person that falls under any of the assumptions of | and | |||
disqualification and incompatibility defined in these Bylaws, | incompatibilities | |||
the Code of Good Governance and the Regulations for the | defined in the | |||
Election of Members of the Board of Directors approved by the | ||||
General Shareholders' Meeting. | bylaws, the Code | |||
of Good | ||||
any Board elected in contravention of these Regulations may not | Any Board elected in contravention of these Regulations may | Governance and | ||
act and the previous Board will continue performing its | not act and the previous Board will continue performing its | the Regulations | ||
functions, which will immediately convene the Shareholders' | functions, which will immediately convene the Shareholder's | for the Election of | ||
Meeting for a new election. Any and all decisions made by the | Meeting for a new election. Any and all decisions made by the | Members to the | ||
Board by a majority vote in contravention of this rule will not be | Board by a majority vote in contravention of this rule will not | Board of | ||
effective. | be effective. | Directors, | ||
approved by the | ||||
Shareholders' | ||||
Meeting. | ||||
Section | Current | Proposed | Justification | ||
Article 95. Price- | The inclusion of | Article 95. Price-Matching Obligation. | It is proposed that | ||
Matching | a new Article is | (a) In the event that, after June 26, 2024 (the "Cut-off Date"), any beneficial owner of common shares in the Bank | a beneficial owner | ||
Obligation | proposed | that owns less than 25% of such shares on the Cut-off Date should acquire, in one or more transactions, directly or | that | acquires a | |
indirectly, during a period of 12 months following the first acquisition after the Cut-off Date ("Matching Period | certain | ||||
One"), ordinary shares that lead them to have a shareholding interest greater than 25% of the Bank's common | shareholding with | ||||
shares, will be obliged to pay to each Seller that disposed of their common shares during Matching Period One, an | voting | rights | |||
amount equal to the difference between, (x) the highest price per common share in the Bank paid by the beneficial | should be obliged, | ||||
owner during Matching Period One and, (y) the Bank's common share price paid to Seller ("Matching Value One"). | for 12 months, to | ||||
(b) Any beneficial owner who acquires common shares in the Bank via an Initial Takeover Bid, and subsequently | |||||
acquires, in one or more transactions, directly or indirectly, during a period of 12 months following the award of | match the price to | ||||
the Initial Takeover Bid ("Matching Period Two"), additional shareholding that increases its percentage of the | each | and | every | ||
Bank's common stock by 5% or more, shall be obliged to pay each Seller that disposed of its common shares in the | shareholder | that | |||
Bank during Matching Period Two, an amount equal to the difference between, (x) the highest price per common | has | sold | them | ||
share of the Bank paid by the beneficial owner during Matching Period Two and, (y) the price per common share in | their | common | |||
the Bank paid to the Seller ("Matching Value Two"). Once Matching Period Two has expired, if the beneficial owner | shares during that | ||||
makes a new Takeover Bid for common shares in the Bank, that offer shall be considered a new Initial Takeover Bid | period. | ||||
and the provisions of this Article 95 shall be reapplied. | |||||
FIRST PARAGRAPH: Under this Article 95, (i) "acquire" shall mean any act by which a person or group of persons | |||||
becomes, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of common shares in the Bank; (ii) "beneficial owner" shall have | |||||
the meaning given to this term in Decree 2555/2010, Article 6.1.1.1.3; (iii) the "Seller" shall mean a holder of | |||||
common stock in the Bank that sells his or her shares subject to subparagraph (a) or (b) of this Article 95; (iv) | |||||
"Initial Takeover Bid" shall mean a public offering of shares ("Takeover Bid") under the terms of Decree 2555, Article | |||||
6.15.2.1.1., awarded after the Cut-off Date; (v) "Matching Value" shall mean Matching Value One, or Matching Value | |||||
Two, as applicable to subparagraph (a) or (b). | |||||
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Section | Current | Proposed | Justification |
Article 95. Price- | Continuation… | ||
Matching | |||
Obligation | SECOND PARAGRAPH: When Takeover Bid or Bids are made in United States Dollars or another currency, the sum in | ||
Colombian pesos calculated at the current representative market rate certified by the Colombian Financial | |||
Superintendent on the date or dates defined in the corresponding takeover booklet will be used to determine the | |||
price and apply the provisions of this article. | |||
THIRD PARAGRAPH: For payment of the Matching Value to Sellers: | |||
(i) A beneficial owner that has acquired common shares in the Bank under subparagraph (a) or (b) of this Article 95 | |||
(the "Buyer") will be obliged to notify the Bank (1) that the obligation to pay the Matching Value exists, (2) the date | |||
on which the said obligation arose, and (3) the period covered by Matching Period One, in the case of subparagraph | |||
(a), or the expiration date of Matching Period Two, in the case of subparagraph (b). | |||
(ii) Once the Bank receives the information referred to in the preceding paragraph from the Buyer, it shall inform the | |||
market, using the appropriate reporting mechanism. | |||
(iii) The Buyer shall, no more than forty-five calendar days after the obligation to pay the Matching Value has arisen, | |||
lift the stock exchange reserve and grant any and all other consents and documents required to make effective the | |||
provisions of this Article 95, and to allow Sellers to verify if they are creditors of the Matching Value. Likewise, and | |||
during the same forty-five calendar day period, the Buyer shall establish the process for, directly or through a third | |||
party, receiving requests for payment of the Matching Value from Sellers, verify whether payment is applicable, and | |||
perform any and all other activities required for payment of the Matching Value to the Sellers. | |||
(iv) Buyer shall pay the Matching Value to Sellers no later than 15 business days from the date on which it receives | |||
the corresponding payment request from Seller. | |||
FOURTH PARAGRAPH: If the Buyer fails to meet its reporting obligations under this Article 95 or fails to pay the | |||
Matching Value under the terms set forth in this Article 95, the Buyer agrees that (i) it will be in default and will | |||
therefore pay default interest at the highest rate permitted by law as of the date payment was due under the Third | |||
Paragraph; and (ii) it will be liable for any other damages caused to each holder of common shares in the Bank due to | |||
its non-performance or late or defective performance of its obligation to pay the Matching Value. | |||
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