“Board of Directors” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such Person, (iii) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of such Person and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York or Colombia are authorized or required by law to close.
“Colombian GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as prescribed by Law 1314 of 2009 and the SFC for banks licensed to operate in Colombia, consistently applied, as in effect from time to time.
“Common Equity Tier One Capital” means, as of any date of determination, the “patrimonio básico ordinario” as the same is defined in Articles 2.1.1.1.6, 2.1.1.1.7, 2.1.1.1.10 and 2.1.1.1.11 of Decree 2555 or any other Colombian law or regulation regulating the “patrimonio básico ordinario” in effect from time to time.
“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
“Decree 2555” means Decree 2555 of 2010, as amended from time to time.
“Default” means (1) any Event of Default or (2) any event, act or condition that, after notice or the passage of time or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Financial Statute” means Decree 663 of 1993, as amended, of the Republic of Colombia.
“Holder” means any registered holder, from time to time, of the Notes.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation for the payment or repayment of money borrowed or otherwise evidenced by debentures, Notes, bonds, or similar instruments or any other obligation (including all trade payables and other accounts payable and including payments relating to bank deposits) that would appear or be treated as indebtedness upon a balance sheet if such Person prepared it in accordance with Colombian GAAP.
“Interest” means, with respect to the Notes, interest on the Notes.
“Intervention Measures” means any of the measures described in articles 114 to 117 of the Financial Statute, as amended from time to time, that allow the SFC to take possession of a financial institution, Decree 2555 as amended, and any other Colombian law or regulation regulating the administrative takeover of a financial institution.
“Issue Date” means the date on which the Notes are originally issued.
“Obligation” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursements, costs, expenses, damages and other liabilities payable under any Indebtedness.
“Officer” means any of the following of the Bank: the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary.
“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers.
“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Bank or any subsidiary of the Bank.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind.
“Preventive Measures” means the measures described in article 113 of the Financial Statute, as amended from time to time, that the SFC can take with respect to a financial institution prior to and in order to avoid having to take an Intervention Measure, Decree 2555 as amended, and any other Colombian law or regulation regulating such type of measures.
“Principal” means, with respect to the Notes, as of any date, the principal of, and premium, if any, on the Notes, after giving effect to any prior Write-Down of such principal.
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