"PROPOSAL"
The following amendments to the Bylaws are proposed to the General Shareholders' Meeting, in order to change the number of members of the Board of Directors from seven (7) principal and seven (7) alternates to nine (9) members without alternates:
1. To amend Section 2 of Article 19 of the Bylaws as follows:
Original Article | Proposal |
ARTICLE 19. FUNCTIONS OF THE GENERAL | ARTICLE 19. FUNCTIONS OF THE GENERAL |
SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING. The following are | SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING. The following are the |
the functions of the General Shareholders' Meeting: | functions of the General Shareholders' Meeting: |
[…] | […] |
2) Elect and freely remove primary and | 2) Elect and freely remove primary and alternate |
alternate members of the Board of | members of the Board of Directors. |
Directors. | |
[…] | […] |
2. To amend Article 21 of the Bylaws as follows:
Original Article | Proposal |
ARTICLE 21. COMPOSITION OF THE | ARTICLE 21. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD.- |
BOARD.- | |
The Board of Directors shall be composed of seven (7) | The Board of Directors shall be composed of sevennine |
primary directors and their seven (7) personal | ((79) primarydirectors and their seven (7) personal |
alternates. At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the | alternates. At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the |
members of the Board of Directors shall be | members of the Board of Directors shall be independent |
independent in nature. Directors shall be elected by | in nature. Directors shall be elected by the General |
the General Shareholders' Meeting through the | Shareholders' Meeting through the electoral quotient |
electoral quotient system. The President shall attend | system. The President shall attend the meetings of the |
the meetings of the Board of Directors. He or she is | Board of Directors. He or she is allowed to speak but not |
allowed to speak but not vote, unless he or she is a | vote, unless he or she is a member of the Board, in which |
member of the Board, in which case he or she may | case he or she may speak and vote. Directors shall have |
speak and vote. Directors shall have a term of one (1) | a term of one (1) year and may be re-elected for an |
year and may be re-elected for an indefinite number of | indefinite number of terms or freely removed by the |
terms or freely removed by the General Shareholders' | General Shareholders' Meeting before the expiration of |
Meeting before the expiration of the term. If, at the | the term. If, at the expiration of the term, the |
expiration of the term, the Shareholders' Meeting has | Shareholders' Meeting has not held a new election, the |
not held a new election, the previously elected | previously elected directors shall remain in their |
directors shall remain in their positions. | positions. |
3. Remove Article 23 of the Bylaws and, as a consequence, adjust the numbering of the current articles 24 to 46 of the Bylaws, which become articles 23 to 45:
Original Article | Proposal |
ARTICLE 23. ALTERNATES. Alternate board | ARTICLE 23. ALTERNATES. Alternate board |
members shall replace primary board members during | members shall replace primary board members during |
permanent or temporary absences, but they may be | permanent or temporary absences, but they may be |
called to participate in the Board's deliberations, even | called to participate in the Board's deliberations, even |
when they would not otherwise be required to attend, | when they would not otherwise be required to attend, in |
in which case the alternate shall be able to speak but | which case the alternate shall be able to speak but not |
not vote in the deliberations and shall be paid the same | vote in the deliberations and shall be paid the same |
compensation as the primary board members. | compensation as the primary board members. |
4. To amend Article 28 of the Bylaws as follows:
Original Article | Proposal |
ARTICLE 28. Supplemented and modified by | ARTICLE 278. Supplemented and modified by |
Public Deeds Nos. 0580 of March 6, 2006 issued by | Public Deeds Nos. 0580 of March 6, 2006 issued by |
Notary 18 of Bogotá, and 28 of January 6, 2011 | Notary 18 of Bogotá, and 28 of January 6, 2011 |
issued by Notary 73 of Bogotá. AUDIT | issued by Notary 73 of Bogotá. AUDIT |
COMMITTEE: The Audit Committee shall be | COMMITTEE: The Audit Committee shall be |
made up of three primary directors and no alternates. | composed of at least made up ofthree primarydirectors |
All members must be independent primary members. | and no alternatesincludingall independentmembers |
The members of the Committee shall be appointed by | must be independent primary. The members of the |
the Board of Directors. The Company's CPA shall | Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, |
also be part of the Committee. He or she shall be | which will also enact the Regulation of said Committee. |
entitled to speak at meetings but not vote. Committee | |
meetings may be scheduled by any Company official. | The Company's CPA shall also be part of the |
Committee. He or she shall be entitled to speak at | |
PARAGRAPH. The Audit Committee must meet at | meetings but not vote. Committee meetings may be |
least once every three (3) months. The decisions of | scheduled by any Company official. |
the Audit Committee shall be documented in | |
minutes, subject to the provisions of Article 189 of | PARAGRAPH. The Audit Committee must meet at |
the Commerce Code. | least once every three (3) months. The decisions of the |
Audit Committee shall be documented in minutes, | |
subject to the provisions of Article 189 of the | |
Commerce Code. | |
Additionally, it is proposed to the General Shareholders' Meeting to amend Article 22 of the Bylaws, to incorporate a procedure for the election of the Secretary of the Board of Directors:
5. To amend Article 22 of the Bylaws as follows:
Original Article | Proposal |
ARTICLE 22. CHAIR AND SECRETARY. The | ARTICLE 22. CHAIR AND SECRETARY. The |
Board of Directors shall have a Chair elected from | Board of Directors shall have a Chair elected from |
among the directors, as well as a Secretary who may | among the directors, as well as a Secretary who may be |
be a board member or another person. | a board member or another person. |
In addition, for the election of the Secretary, the Board | |
of Directors will consider the following: (i) If the | |
Secretary will be a solely purpose collaborator, the | |
Board of Directors will appoint or remove at its | |
discretion. (ii) If the candidate for Secretary holds an | |
executive position within the Company, will be | |
appointed by the Board of Directors upon proposal by | |
the President of the Company. | |
Bogotá D.C., March 5th, 2024.
Patricia Salgado Vergara
Legal Representative
ADMINEGOCIOS S.A.S."
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