LOAN AGREEMENT among ECOPETROL S.A., as Borrower, THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrative Agent, and BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA as Joint Lead...

Exhibit 4.21

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Execution Version

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LOAN AGREEMENT

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among

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ECOPETROL S.A.,

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as Borrower,

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THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

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as Administrative Agent,

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BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A. and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

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as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

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Dated as of August 17, 2021

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SCHEDULES AND ANNEXES

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This LOAN AGREEMENT (together with the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, this “Agreement”), dated as of August 17, 2021 is made by and among Ecopetrol S.A., a mixed economy company organized and existing under the laws of Colombia (the “Borrower”); the Lenders (as defined below) and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein shall be defined as provided in Section 1.

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BACKGROUND

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WHEREAS:

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$4,000,000,000);

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

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SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

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1.1.Defined Terms. For the purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein, the following terms have the meanings specified below.

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“Administrative Agent” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

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“Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means the Administrative Agent fee letter executed on or prior to the Agreement Date between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

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“Adverse Acquisition Order” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.02(f).

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“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

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“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person.

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“Agreement” means this Loan Agreement, including any Annex, Exhibit, Schedule and other attachment thereto.

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“Agreement Date” means the date first set forth above, such date being the date as of which this Agreement was executed and delivered by the parties hereto and the conditions to effectiveness of the obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement set forth in Section 5.01 have been satisfied.

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“Alternative Base Rate” means for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal for such day; provided that, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish for any reason such rate of interest, “Alternative Base Rate” shall mean the prime lending rate as set forth on the applicable Bloomberg page for such day (or any successor page or such other service as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of prime lending interest rates) and (c) the LIBOR for an Interest Period of one month plus one percent (1%). Each change in the Alternative Base Rate shall be effective on the date such change is effective.

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“Anti-Corruption Laws” means the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Colombian Criminal Code (Código Penal Colombiano), Law 1474 of 2011 (Estatuto Anticorrupción) of Colombia, Law 1778 of 2016 of Colombia and all other laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction from time to time applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

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“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means, collectively, (a) Title III of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Pub. L. No. 107-56), (b) the Colombian Criminal Code (Código Penal Colombiano) as it applies to money laundering activities, (c) Chapter VII Title I Part III of Circular Externa 029 of 2014 (Circular Básica Jurídica) of the Superintendency of Finance, (d) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), and (e) any other law, regulation, order, decree or directive of any relevant jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries having the force of law and relating to anti-money laundering.

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“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any Colombian or other applicable constitution, statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, judgment, order, decree, or any published directive, guideline, requirement or other governmental rule or restriction which has the force of law, and any determination by, or interpretation of any of the foregoing by, any judicial authority or Governmental Authority, binding on a given Person whether in effect as of the date hereof or as of any date thereafter.

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“Applicable Margin” means 0.80% per annum.

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“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means an assignment and assumption agreement substantially in the form of Annex E.

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“Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, any assistant vice president, the chief financial officer

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or treasurer, the assistant treasurer or equivalent officers of such Person, and any other officer or representative of such Person, who is duly authorized to act under such Person’s charter documents or Applicable Law, and to act in the capacity in which they are acting pursuant to the certificate referred to in Section 5.01(b).

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“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (v) of Section 2.07(d).

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“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

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“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

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“BASEL III” means (a) the agreements on capital requirements, leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems,” “Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring” and “Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated and (b) any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to Basel III.

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“Benchmark” means, initially, LIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a TERM SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (i) or

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“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:

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provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above). If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

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“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then- current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:

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provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

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“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternative Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

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“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

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For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

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“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

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For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

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“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.07(d) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with this Section titled “Benchmark Replacement Setting.”

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“Borrower” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

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“Borrower Financial Statements” means the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower dated December 31, 2020 (audited).

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“Business Day” means any day, except a day which is a Saturday or a Sunday, on which (a) the Federal Reserve lender of New York is open for business, (b) for purposes of determining LIBOR, dealings in U.S. Dollar deposits are carried on in the London interbank market and (c) commercial lenders in Bogota, Colombia, Toronto, Canada and New York, New York (United States) are open for domestic and foreign exchange business.

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“Capital Adequacy Requirement” means, with respect to any Person, any requirement of law or any regulation affecting the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Person (or the lending office of such Person) or any Person Controlling such Person.

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“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, for any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) property (whether real, personal or mixed) acquired or leased (other than leases for transponders) by such Person to the extent such obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a lease (or any successor classification that results in the reflection of a liability on such Person’s balance sheet) on a balance sheet of such Person under IFRS, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations, determined in accordance with the IFRS.

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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

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“Colombia” means the Republic of Colombia (República de Colombia).

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“Colombian Central Bank” means the Central Bank of Colombia (Banco de la República de Colombia) or any other Governmental Authority of Colombia charged with the responsibility of issuing, managing and controlling legal currency in Colombia and determining Colombian foreign exchange policy.

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“Colombian Peso” means the lawful currency of Colombia.

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“Commercial Code” means the Colombian Commercial Code (Código de Comercio).

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“Commitment” means, for each Lender and on a several basis, the obligation of such Lender to make a Disbursement to the Borrower hereunder, in an aggregate principal amount up to but not exceeding the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2 hereto; provided that such amount shall be reduced by any reduction or termination of the Total Commitment pursuant to Section 2.05.

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“Confidential Information” means information that the Borrower furnishes to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in writing in connection with this Agreement, but does not include any such information (a) that is or becomes generally available to the public, (b) that is or becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender from a source other than the Borrower not known to be bound by any confidentiality obligations to the Borrower, (c) that is in the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s possession including any such information in respect of which the Administrative Agent or such Lender does not know to be bound by any confidentiality obligations to the Borrower (but in any event excluding any information furnished by the Borrower that is designated as confidential in writing) or (d) is independently developed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender without reference to such information.

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“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

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“Consolidated Total Assets” means, at any date, the total amount of assets of the Borrower, as of the end of the last period preceding such date for which a balance sheet is prepared and published in accordance with Applicable Law, on a consolidated basis as determined in accordance IFRS.

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“Control” means, in relation to any specified Person, (a) holding, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities or ownership interests of such specified Person or (b) having the contractual power to designate a majority of the directors of a corporation, or in the case of an unincorporated entity, a majority of the individuals who exercise similar functions of such specified Person (and “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall be construed accordingly).

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“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

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“Covered Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes or Other Connection Taxes, imposed by a Taxing Jurisdiction on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document, and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

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“CRD IV” means (a) Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms; and (b) Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC, to the extent that Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Directive 2013/36/EU implement Basel III.

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“Daily Compounded SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with interest accruing on a compounded daily basis, with the methodology and conventions for this rate (which will include compounding in arrears with a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with a methodology and the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Compounded SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided that, if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.

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“Defaulting Lender” means, any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of a Disbursement within two (2) Business Days of the Disbursement Date unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more of the conditions precedent to the Disbursement (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its obligation to make a Disbursement hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Disbursement hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to the Disbursement (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), unless such Lender complies with its obligation to fund on the Disbursement Date or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any insolvency laws, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of the United States or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the

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subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.

“Disbursement” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.01.

“Disbursement Date” means the date of the Disbursement as specified in the Disbursement Request; provided that the Disbursement Date shall be a Business Day no later than 8 (eight) Business Days from the Agreement Date.

“Disbursement Request” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.02.

“Dollars,” “U.S. Dollars,” or “U.S. $” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

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“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is LIBOR, the occurrence of:

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(a)a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and

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(b)the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from LIBOR and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.

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“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

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“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

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“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

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“Eligible Transferee” means and includes a commercial bank, an insurance company, a mutual fund, a financial institution, or any fund that invests in commercial loans or similar extensions of credit (other than an individual, the Borrower, or any of its Affiliates).

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“Equity Interests” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.

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“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(a).

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“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(d)(i).

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“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(d)(i).

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“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(d)(i).

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“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(e).

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“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

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“Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.01.

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“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Lender or the Administrative Agent or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case (i) imposed as a result of such Lender or Administrative Agent being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in the Loan pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.12) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.01, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor

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immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the Lender’s or the Administrative Agent’s failure to make any disclosure with the relevant taxing authority as required by Applicable Law, unless such Lender or Administrative Agent has reasonably and in good faith determined that any such disclosure would expose it to any material adverse effect, or to provide any reasonably requested documentation and/or certification to the Borrower or any other Person or (d) any withholding Taxes imposed due to a Lender’s failure to comply with FATCA.

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“External Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower other than Internal Indebtedness.

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“Existing Notes” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.06(g).

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“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length transaction, for cash, between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy.

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“FATCA” means (1) Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current regulations or official interpretations thereof, (2) any treaty, law or regulation of any other jurisdiction or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in clause (1) above, and (3) any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code or pursuant to the implementation of any treaty, law or regulation referred to in clause (1) or (2) above with the

U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. government or the government or tax authority of any other jurisdiction.

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“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

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“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; provided that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

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“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, or any successor source.

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“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

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“Fee Letters” means (a) the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and (b) the Joint Lead Arranger Fee Letter.

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“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to LIBOR.

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“Flow of Funds Memo” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.03(a).

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“Good Faith Contest” means, with respect to the payment of Taxes or any related claims or liabilities by any Person, the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (a) the validity or amount thereof is being diligently contested in good faith by such Person by appropriate proceedings timely instituted, (b) in the case of Taxes or related claims and liabilities of the Borrower, the Borrower has established adequate cash reserves with respect to the contested items in accordance with IFRS, (c) during the period of such contest, the enforcement of any contested item is effectively stayed, and (d) such contest or proceedings and any resultant failure to pay or discharge the claimed or assessed amount do not and could not otherwise reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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“Governmental Approval” means any authorization, approval, consent, license, concession, ruling, permit, tariff, rate, certification, order, validation, exemption, waiver, variance, opinion of, or registration, filing or recording with, or report or notice to, any Governmental Authority.

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“Governmental Authority” means any national, state, county, city, town, village, municipal or other local governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, authority or instrumentality of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or any other national, multinational or international authority, or any political subdivision of any thereof, and any person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any of the foregoing entities, and in each case having jurisdiction over the Persons or matters in question.

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“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, as in effect from time to time, and as interpreted and applied by the Colombian National Accounting Office (Contaduría General de la Nación), on a basis consistent with the Borrower’s operations and reflected in the Borrower’s financial statements.

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“Impacted Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “LIBOR.”

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“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) any indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or evidenced by a note, debenture or similar instrument (including a purchase money obligation) given in connection with the acquisition of any property or assets, including securities, (b) obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except accounts payable and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business and payable within one hundred eighty (180) days, (c) any derivative transaction

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entered into in connection with, protection against, or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (provided that, for the calculation of the value of any derivative transaction, only the net ▇▇▇▇-to-market value shall be taken into account), (d) Capitalized Lease Obligations; (e) Indebtedness of others described in clauses (a) through (d) above secured by (or for which the holder thereof has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on the property of such Person, whether or not the respective Indebtedness so secured has been assumed by such Person, (f) any guarantee by such Person of any Indebtedness of others described in the preceding clauses (a) through (d) above, and (g) any amendment, renewal, extension or refunding of any such Indebtedness.

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“Indemnitee” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.08(b).

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“Initial Lender” means each of Banco Santander, S.A., Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and The Bank of Nova Scotia.

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“Instructions Letter” means the irrevocable instructions letter executed by the Borrower substantially in the form of Annex C.

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“Interest Determination Date” means the second (2^nd) Business Day prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to the Loan.

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“Interest Payment Date” means the date which is the third month anniversary of the Agreement Date and continuing on each third month anniversary thereof until the Maturity Date and on the Maturity Date.

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“Interest Period” means the Interest Period determined in accordance with Section 2.07(b).

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“Internal Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness payable to Colombian residents in Colombian Pesos.

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“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.

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“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.

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“Joint Lead Arranger Fee Letter” means the fee letter executed on or prior to the date of this Agreement between the Borrower and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners.

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“Judgment Currency” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.09(a).

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“Judgment Currency Conversion Date” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.09(a).

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“Lender” (i) prior to a replacement pursuant to Section 2.12 or to an assignment pursuant to Section 11.03(b), means, the Initial Lenders, and (ii) on and after a replacement pursuant to Section 2.12 or an assignment pursuant to Section 11.03(b), means, individually or collectively, as the case may be, the Initial Lenders and/or one or more assignees, who have executed an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and are registered as Lenders by the Administrative Agent in terms of Section 11.03(e).

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“Liabilities” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.06.

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“LIBO Screen Rate” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “LIBOR.”

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“LIBOR” means, with respect to any Interest Period for the Loan, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for U.S. Dollars for a period of three (3) months as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case the “LIBO Screen Rate”) on the Interest Determination Date; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided further that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then LIBOR shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided that if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

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“Lien” means any lien, lease, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, or other encumbrance or security interest.

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“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Instructions Letter, the Fee Letters and any other document the Borrower may from time to time designate as such with the prior approval of the Ministry of Finance to the extent required under Applicable Law.

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“Loan” means, at any time, the aggregate of the outstanding amount of the Disbursement at such time. To the extent relating to any particular Lender, references herein to the Loan means the portion of the Loan allocable to such Lender.

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“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as defined in Regulations U and X of the Federal Reserve Board (or any successor thereto), as the same may be modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time.

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“Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, occurrence or condition that, as of any date of determination, results in or otherwise constitutes a material and adverse effect on: (a) the ability of the Borrower to perform any material obligations under the Loan Documents, (b) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any material provision thereof, or (c) the financial condition, business or operations of the Borrower (taken as a whole for purposes of this clause (c)).

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“Material Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower which on any given date of determination accounts for more than 10% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Total Assets.

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“Maturity Date” means the second-year anniversary of the Disbursement Date, provided that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

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“Ministry of Finance” means the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia (Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público).

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“Net Equity Proceeds” means an amount equal to any cash proceeds from a capital contribution to, or the issuance of any Equity Interests of, the Borrower, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses.

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“Note” means (a) a promissory note issued pursuant to Section 2.06, or (b) any replacement promissory note issued pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, in compliance with the requirements for promissory notes under the Commercial Code (as amended) and any other law or regulation applicable to promissory notes in Colombia.

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“Notices” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.02(a).

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“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Lender or Administrative Agent and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Lender or the Administrative Agent having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document).

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“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of any Loan Document except any

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such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.12).

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“Participant Register” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.03(f).

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“PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

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“Payment Recipient” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(a).

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“Permitted Lien” means any of the following:

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(a)Liens arising by operation of law, such as merchants’, maritime or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business or Liens in respect of taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

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(b)Liens arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with Indebtedness maturing not more than one year after the date on which the Indebtedness was originally incurred and which is related to the financing of export, import or other trade transaction;

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(c)Liens resulting from the deposit of funds or evidences of Indebtedness in trust for the purpose of discharging or defeasing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary;

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(d)Liens on assets or property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into, consolidated with or acquired by the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or becomes a Material Subsidiary; provided that any such Lien is not incurred in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition (unless such Lien was created to secure or provide for the payment of any part of the purchase price of such property or assets) and does not secure any property of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary other than the property and assets subject to such Lien prior to such merger, consolidation or acquisition;

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(f)Liens securing Indebtedness (including in the form of Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness) incurred for the purpose of financing the cost (including the cost of design, development, site acquisition, construction, integration, manufacture or acquisition) of real or personal property (tangible or intangible) which is incurred contemporaneously therewith or within one hundred eighty (180) days thereafter; provided that (i) such Liens secure Indebtedness in an amount not in excess of the cost of such property (plus an amount equal to the reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness) and (ii) such Liens do

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not extend to any property of the Borrower other than the property for which such Indebtedness was incurred;

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(g)Liens to secure the performance of statutory and common law obligations, bids, trade contracts, judgments, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

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(h)Liens to secure debt securities;

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(i)Liens granted in favor of the Borrower and/or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or such Wholly Owned Subsidiary;

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(j)Legal or equitable encumbrances deemed to exist by reason of the inclusion of customary negative pledge provisions in any financing document of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

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(k)Liens securing Internal Indebtedness;

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(l)Liens created in favor of a bank or financial institution which is party to a letter of credit transaction as account party on drafts, bills of lading and other documents which are the subject of such letter of credit transaction;

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(m)Liens on cash or cash equivalents to secure obligations under agreements or arrangements referred to in clause (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness”;

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(n)Any Lien in respect of Indebtedness representing the extension, refinancing, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements) of Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) above; provided that the principal of the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the principal of the Indebtedness secured thereby immediately prior to such extension, renewal or replacement, plus any accrued and unpaid interest or capitalized interest payable thereon, reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith, and the amount of any prepayment premium necessary to accomplish any refinancing; provided further, that such extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or a part of the property (or interest therein) subject to the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements and construction of such property);

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(o)Pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

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(p)Easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

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(q)Liens arising out of government concessions or licenses held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

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(r)Liens to secure the purchase of, or created in connection with the financing of all or any part of the purchase price or cost of the acquisition, purchase, construction, development, extension, expansion and/or improvement by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of, any assets (or right of interest therein), provided that (i) such Liens cover only such assets (or right or interest therein, as the case may be), or any assets forming part of or connected with such assets (or any right or interest therein), or products or proceeds from such assets, or revenue or profit from such assets or such products or proceeds (or any right or interest therein), or the shares or other ownership interests in any Person substantially all of whose assets consist of such assets, revenue or profit, (ii) such Liens secure no more than the purchase price or other consideration paid for, and/or costs of construction, development, expansion, extension and/or improvement, of such assets (or any right or interest therein), including any financing or refinancing costs associated therewith, and (iii) such Liens granted in connection with any extension, expansion and/or improvement of assets cover only assets other than assets existing at the date of this Agreement;

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(s)Liens in respect of Indebtedness the principal amount of which in the aggregate, together with all other Liens not otherwise qualifying as Permitted Liens pursuant to another part of this definition of Permitted Liens, does not exceed 15% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Total Assets at the time of its constitution. For purposes of this definition, the value of any Lien securing Indebtedness will be computed on the basis of the lesser of (i) the outstanding principal amount of such secured Indebtedness and (ii) the higher of (x) the book value or (y) the Fair Market Value of property securing such Indebtedness; and

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(t)Any extension, renewal or replacement of the foregoing.

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“Person” means any individual, firm, company, limited liability company, corporation, partnership (including association and whether or not having separate legal personality), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or any other enterprise, or a Governmental Authority.

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“Potential Default” means an event that with the lapse of time (including any applicable grace period) or the giving of notice, or both, would become an Event of Default.

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“Proportionate Share” means, with respect to each Lender and as of any date of determination: (a) prior to the Disbursement Date, the ratio of such Lender’s Commitment to the sum of the Total Commitment; and (b) thereafter, the then-current ratio of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan held by such Lender to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loan under this Agreement.

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“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London

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banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not LIBOR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

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“Register” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.03(e).

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“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

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“Regulatory Change” means the introduction or change after the date of this Agreement of or in United States or foreign national, state or municipal laws or regulations applicable to the relevant Lender in respect of its obligations hereunder or in the interpretation or administration thereof, or the adoption or making after such date of any directives or requests (whether or not having the force of law) by any United States or foreign national, state, or municipal court or monetary authority, or other Governmental Authority applicable to the relevant Lender in respect of its Loan; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith, (b) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States, Canada or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and (c) CRD IV and any law or regulation that implements or applies CRD IV, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

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“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

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“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.

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“Replaced Lender” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.12(b).

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“Replacement Lenders” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.12(b).

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“Required Lenders” means the Lender or Lenders whose Proportionate Shares collectively represent more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Proportionate Shares of all Lenders; provided that the Proportionate Share of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining the Required Lenders at any time.

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“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

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“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

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“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any Person (a) that is the subject or target of any Sanctions, (b) listed in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consolidated Screening List published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK published by Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List published by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union Consolidated Financial Sanctions List published by the European Union or the Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List published by the Government of Canada, (c) operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (d) Controlled by any such Person or Persons (in the aggregate) described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above.

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“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by U.S. Governmental Authorities (including, but not limited to, those administered by OFAC the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Canada, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

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“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.

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“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

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“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

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“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person (a) the securities of which having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or other persons having similar functions) or (b) the other ownership interests of which ordinarily constituting a majority voting interest, are at the time, directly or indirectly, owned or Controlled by such first Person, or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries; unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

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“Tax” means any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, assessments, deductions or withholdings (including value-added taxes) or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to payments made by or for the Borrower hereunder or under any Loan Document and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto.

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“Taxing Jurisdiction” means, with respect to any Lender, any jurisdiction other than (a) a jurisdiction (other than Colombia or New York) through which payments to such

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Lender by the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made and (b) the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender is organized or established.

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“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

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“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.

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“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body,

(b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with this Section titled “Benchmark Replacement Setting” that is not Term SOFR.

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“Total Commitment” means, on any day, the aggregate Commitments on such day. The original aggregate principal amount of the Commitments is U.S. $4,000,000,000.

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“U.S.” or “United States” means the United States of America.

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“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

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“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

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“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

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“Wholly Owned” means, with respect to any corporate entity, any Person of which 100% of the outstanding capital stock (other than qualifying shares, if any) having by its terms ordinary voting power (not dependent on the happening of a contingency) to elect the board of directors (or equivalent controlling governing body) of that Person, is at the time owned or Controlled directly or indirectly by that corporate entity, by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of that corporate entity or by that corporate entity and one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries.

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“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under

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the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

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(a)The meanings set forth for defined terms in Section 1.01 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.

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(b)Unless otherwise specified, all references in this Agreement to Sections, Annexes, Exhibits, and Schedules are to Sections, Annexes, Exhibits, and Schedules in or to this Agreement.

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(c)The headings of the Sections in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

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(d)Acknowledging that the parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, if any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises as to any aspect of this Agreement, then this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by each of parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

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(e)References in this Agreement or the Notes to any belief, decision, discretion or other action held, made, determined, exercised or taken by the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall mean any such belief, decision, discretion or other action to be held, made, determined, exercised or taken in good faith to the extent required under the laws of the State of New York.

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(f)Any reference herein to “including” shall mean “including without limitation.”

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(g)References to any document or agreement, including this Agreement, shall be deemed to include references to such documents or agreements as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms and (where applicable) subject to compliance with the requirements set forth therein.

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(h)Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, and (ii) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time or to the successor law or regulation.

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SECTION 2

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2.1.Commitments. The Lenders severally agree to extend to the Borrower on any Business Day during the eight (8) Business Day period following the Agreement Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, one disbursement (the “Disbursement”) of the Loan in U.S. Dollars in a principal amount such that, the principal amount of the Disbursement does not exceed the Total Commitment at such time nor, in the case of each Lender, such Lender’s Commitment at such.

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2.2.Mechanics for Requesting the Disbursement. The Disbursement shall be made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitment at such time. The Borrower shall request the Disbursement in writing by using a request substantially in the form of Annex A hereto (the “Disbursement Request”). The Disbursement Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower (except as provided below) and shall be given to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) three (3) Business Days before the proposed Disbursement Date (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent acting upon the direction of the Required Lenders); provided that in the event an Adverse Acquisition Order occurs in the view of the Borrower, the Disbursement Request shall be revocable by the Borrower and no costs or expenses pursuant to Section 2.10 shall be due or payable. The Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to each Lender a copy of the Disbursement Request received from the Borrower.

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(a)Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Lender shall make available on the Disbursement Date such Lender’s Disbursement requested in the Disbursement Request in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent via Fed Wire or SWIFT, to arrive by 9:00 am New York time to such account as may be notified from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders in writing. The Borrower shall provide, no later than 6:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed Disbursement Date, an irrevocable direction (the “Flow of Funds Memo”) to the Administrative Agent to transfer and apply the proceeds of the Disbursement in the manner set forth in the Flow of Funds Memo, which will be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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(b)The Administrative Agent shall immediately transfer the proceeds funded pursuant to Section 2.03(a) in immediately available funds to the Borrower on the same day via Fed Wire or SWIFT to arrive by 12:00 pm New York time to the account designated by the Borrower in the Disbursement Request.

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(c)Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to make any Disbursement hereunder if, as a result thereof, the amount of its Commitment would thereby be exceeded or the Total Commitment would thereby be exceeded. The Loan is not revolving in nature; amounts borrowed and repaid or prepaid hereunder in respect of the principal amount of the Loan may not be reborrowed.

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(d)The rights and obligations of the Lenders are several and not joint or joint and several. The failure of a Lender to fund any Disbursement shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation under this Agreement to fund its Disbursement on the Disbursement Date. The failure by any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower towards any other party hereto nor shall any Lender or the Administrative Agent be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to advance its Disbursement.

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2.5.Termination and Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower may terminate the unutilized Total Commitment, or reduce the amount thereof, by giving irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 5:00 P.M. on the third (3^rd) Business Day prior to the date of such termination or reduction, provided reductions of the unutilized Total Commitment shall be apportioned among the Lenders and shall reduce each Lender’s unutilized Commitment according to such Lender’s ratable share of the unutilized Total Commitment and shall be in the amount of $5,000,000 or in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each Lender’s Commitment and the Total Commitment will be reduced to zero on the earlier of (a) the close of business on the eighth (8^th) Business Day following the Agreement Date and (b) the Disbursement Date immediately following the Disbursement.

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(a)The Borrower’s obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Loan to the Lenders shall be evidenced by a blank promissory note substantially in the form of Annex B (each, a “Note”). Each Note shall be valid and enforceable as to its principal amount at any time only to the extent of the amount disbursed and outstanding under the Loan evidenced thereby; and, as to interest, only to the extent of the interest accrued and unpaid thereon. Each Note shall be (i) payable to a Lender, (ii) dated the Disbursement Date and (iii) payable at the date referred to in the corresponding Instructions Letter. On the Disbursement Date, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender (i) a duly executed Note for such Lender and (ii) a duly executed Instructions Letter substantially in the form of Annex C, pursuant to which the Borrower authorizes such Lender to complete its Note issued in accordance with this Section 2.06.

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(b)In case of loss, theft, partial or complete destruction or mutilation of a Note, the affected Lender shall be entitled to request to the Borrower, and the Borrower shall promptly (but in any event within ten (10) Business Days of such notice) execute and deliver to such Lender in lieu thereof a new Note, dated the same date as the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note, in replacement of the Note; provided that, in the case of any mutilated Note, such mutilated Note shall be returned to the Borrower. Each Lender shall, prior to delivery of any replacement Note by the Borrower also comply with the procedures established by articles 802 to 821 of the Commercial Code and 398 of Law 1564 of 2012 (Código General del Proceso) or any other Applicable Law in connection with the case of loss, theft, partial or complete destruction or mutilation of a Note. In the event that any lost or stolen Note is subsequently found, such Lender shall cancel such Note and deliver such cancelled Note to the Borrower; provided further that the Borrower shall have already delivered a substitute Note to the Administrative Agent. In the event of execution and delivery of a new Note as contemplated by

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this clause (b), such Lender shall reimburse and indemnify the Borrower for and against any and all direct liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Borrower as a result of any negotiation with, or presentation by, any Person for collection of any sums due under or with respect to such Lender’s original Note being lost or stolen, excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements caused by the Borrower. All replacement Notes issued in connection with this Agreement shall be signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

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(c)The payment of any part of the principal of any such Note shall discharge the obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement to pay the portion of the principal of the Loan evidenced by such Note pro tanto, and the payment of any principal of the Loan in accordance with the terms hereof shall discharge the obligations of the Borrower under the Notes evidencing the Loan pro tanto.

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(d)Upon discharge of all obligations of the Borrower under the Loan, the Lenders shall cancel all the Notes and promptly return them to the Borrower.

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(e)The Notes shall only be sold, assigned or transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Applicable Law.

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(f)Each Lender agrees and covenants that it will not complete or seek enforcement of its Notes other than in accordance with the instructions set forth in the corresponding Instructions Letter.

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(g)In the case of a permitted assignment pursuant to Section 11.03, (i) if requested by the assignee and if such assignment is of the aggregate Disbursement amount(s) held by the assigning Lender, the Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent for further delivery to the Borrower concurrently with the execution and delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of the new Notes in the manner contemplated in clause (ii) below, the Note held by such assigning Lender evidencing the Disbursement (for any assigning Lender, together with the related Instructions Letter, the “Existing Notes” of such assigning Lender) and (ii) if requested by the assigning Lender or the relevant assignee, the Administrative Agent shall as promptly as reasonably practicable request that the Borrower, and the Borrower hereby agrees to, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent as promptly as reasonably practicable (for further delivery to such assigning Lender (if applicable) and such assignee) a new Note or Notes (together with the related Instructions Letter) evidencing the Disbursement(s) held by such assigning Lender (if applicable) and such assignee (in exchange for Existing Notes to the extent such assignment is of the aggregate amount of Disbursement(s) held by the assigning Lender).

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the Disbursement is repaid in full, at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR for each relevant Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin.

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(ii)To the extent permitted by law, interest on any due and unpaid amounts of principal or interest in respect of the Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate which is 2.0% in excess of the rate borne by the Loan immediately prior to the respective payment default. The parties hereto acknowledge that, as of the Agreement Date, the payment of interest on interest (as described in this Section 2.07(a)(ii)), including default interest, is prohibited under Colombian law as currently in effect, subject to applicability of the rules set forth in Article 886 of the Commercial Code, it being understood that any outstanding interest obligations that remain unpaid for more than one (1) year may (upon the satisfaction of the rules set forth in Article 886 of the Commercial Code) be subject to interest on interest under Colombian law as currently in effect.

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(iii)Interest in respect of the Loan shall be payable in arrears commencing on the first Interest Payment Date occurring after the Disbursement Date and upon the payment or prepayment of principal of the Loan (but only on the amount paid or prepaid); provided that if any Interest Payment Date would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next succeeding calendar month, in which case such Interest Payment Date shall be the preceding Business Day.

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(iv)All computations of interest hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.

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(v)On each Interest Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. Each such determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

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(i)If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error), or the Required Lenders have advised the Administrative Agent, at any time, provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time, that:

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(A)on any Interest Determination Date, U.S. Dollar deposits of sufficient amount and maturity for funding a disbursement are not available to the Required Lenders in the London interbank market in the ordinary course of business; or

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(B)on any Interest Determination Date, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the rate of interest to be applicable to the Loan (or any portion thereof); or

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(C)on any Interest Determination Date, the relevant rate of interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR that is to be used to determine the rate of interest for the Loan (or any portion thereof) does not cover the funding cost to the Required Lenders of making or maintaining the portion of the Loan to be made or held by it; or

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then the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Borrower’s right to request the making by any affected Lender of, and the affected Lender’s obligations to make available or continue to maintain, its portion of the affected Loan based upon LIBOR shall be suspended, and (B) each such Lender’s portion of the affected Loan shall instead bear interest at the rate per annum equal to the sum of (x) the Alternative Base Rate, plus (y) the Applicable Margin, it being expressly understood and agreed that the same Alternative Base Rate and Applicable Margin shall apply for each Lender so affected effective as of the date of effectiveness of such event; provided, however, that in no event shall the interest rate determined as provided above exceed the interest rate limits set forth by the Colombian Central Bank for loans to state-owned entities.

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(i)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.

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(ii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, this clause (ii) shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Borrower a Term SOFR Notice.

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determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.07(d), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non- occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.07(d); provided, however, that in no event shall the interest rate determined as provided above exceed the interest rate limits set forth by the Colombian Central Bank for loans to state-owned entities.

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(v)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or LIBOR) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

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(vi)Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a LIBOR Disbursement of, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Alternative Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternative Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternative Base Rate.

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responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to this Section 2.07, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, LIBOR or have the same volume or liquidity as it did prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.

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(a)If, due to any Regulatory Change that: (i) changes the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to any Lender (other than (A) Covered Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, and (C) Connection Income Taxes); (ii) imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve, special deposit, deposit insurance or similar requirement, including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment (other than, for any period for which such Lender is subject to a Capital Adequacy Requirement, the reserves against “Eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or Loan extended by, such Lender; or (iii) imposes any other condition affecting this Agreement or the Note held by such Lender, and the effect of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making its Disbursement or maintaining its proportion of the Loan or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower shall from time to time, upon written demand by such Lender, pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction suffered.

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(b)Each demand for payment by a Lender under this Section 2.09 shall be accompanied by a certificate showing in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation of the amounts demanded in good faith, which certificate, in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within twenty (20) Business Days after receipt thereof.

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(c)No Lender shall be entitled to demand or be compensated for any additional amounts under this Section 2.09 (i) to the extent that such additional amounts relate to any period of time more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date upon which such Lender first notifies the Borrower of such additional amounts, or (ii) if such Lender is causing the incremental cost to be incurred for a reason not provided for in Section 2.09(a) above.

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(d)If the Borrower is required to pay any amount to a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.09, it may prepay the portion of the Loan held by such Lender in accordance with Section 3.02. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of Sections 3.02(a), 3.04(b) and 3.04(c) shall not apply to any such prepayment.

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request (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation), for all reasonable and documented losses, expenses and liabilities which such Lender may sustain (including any loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its portion of the Disbursement, but excluding any loss of anticipated profits) if: (i) the Borrower fails to borrow in accordance with a Disbursement Request, (ii) the Borrower fails to make a voluntary prepayment of the Loan on an Interest Payment Date therefor in accordance with a prepayment notice given pursuant to Section 3.02, (iii) the Borrower otherwise prepays the Loan on any date other than an Interest Payment Date therefor or (iv) the assignment of a Loan by a Lender pursuant to a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.12 shall occur on a day other than an Interest Payment Date. Each Lender’s calculation of the amount of compensation owing pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. A Lender’s basis for requesting compensation pursuant to this Section 2.10 and a Lender’s calculation of the amount thereof made in accordance with the requirements of this Section 2.10 shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within twenty (20) Business Days after receipt thereof.

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2.11.Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if after the Agreement Date the adoption of or any change in any Applicable Law or in the interpretation or application thereof by a competent Governmental Authority shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make its Disbursement or maintain its portion of the Loan as contemplated by this Agreement and the Notes, such Lender shall give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower describing in reasonable detail the relevant provisions of such Applicable Law, following which (a) the Commitment of such Lender shall forthwith be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and (b) if such Applicable Law shall so mandate, such Lender’s portion of the Loan then outstanding shall be prepaid by the Borrower on or before the date required and permitted by Applicable Law, together with all accrued interest thereon (unless actions taken pursuant to Section 2.12 shall make such prepayment unnecessary).

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(a)(i) Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.09 with respect to any Lender that results in such Lender charging to the Borrower additional or increased costs, (ii) upon any adoption or change of the type described in Section 2.11, or (iii) the Borrower being required to pay Covered Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority pursuant to Section 4.01, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding its Disbursement or booking its Loan hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.09 or 4.01, as the case may be, in the future, or would eliminate or reduce the effect of any adoption or change described in Section 2.11 or would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

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(b)(i) Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.09 with respect to any Lender that results in such Lender charging to the Borrower additional or increased costs, (ii) upon any adoption or change of the type described in Section 2.11, (iii) in the case of a refusal by a Lender to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to this Agreement which has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 11.06(b), or (iv) the Borrower being required to pay Covered Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority pursuant to Section 4, the Borrower shall have the right at its sole expense and effort, if (A) no Event of Default then exists or would exist after giving effect to such replacement, (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.09 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 4, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (C) in the case of any such assignment resulting from any adoption or change of the type described in Section 2.11, such assignment would eliminate or reduce the effect of any adoption or change described in Section 2.11, to replace such Lender (the “Replaced Lender”) with one or more Eligible Transferees (collectively, the “Replacement Lenders”); provided that, at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 2.12, each Replacement Lender shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to Section 11.03(b)(ii), pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire the applicable portion of the Loan due to the Replaced Lender, and shall pay to the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the acquired portion of the Loan of the Replaced Lender plus all other amounts payable to Replaced Lender hereunder. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

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SECTION 3
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3.1.Repayment; Time and Manner. The outstanding principal amount of the Loan shall be due and payable, and shall be unconditionally repaid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on the Maturity Date.

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proposed prepayment date and the amount of principal to be prepaid (which notice shall be irrevocable; and (c) the Borrower shall have paid in full all amounts then due under this Agreement as of such prepayment date, including interest which has accrued to the prepayment date on the amount being prepaid and any amounts under Section 2.10.

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(a)Issuance of Equity Securities. On the date of receipt by the Borrower of any Net Equity Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Equity Proceeds.

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(b)Issuance of Debt. From and after the Disbursement Date, on the date of receipt by the Borrower of any cash proceeds from the issuance of any External Indebtedness which (i) is publicly offered or privately placed in securities markets, (ii) is in the form of, or represented by, bonds, notes or other similar securities or any guarantees thereof and (iii) is, or was intended at the time of issue to be, quoted, listed or traded on any stock exchange, automated trading system or over-the-counter securities market, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, upfront and other fees and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses; provided that the proceeds from the issuance of all such External Indebtedness issued after the Disbursement Date in an aggregate amount equal to or less than one billion U.S. Dollars (US$1,000,000,000) need not be applied to prepay the Loans.

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(i)In the event an Adverse Acquisition Order occurs after Disbursement of the Loans to the Borrower but prior to the consummation of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in full within one Business Day of the Disbursement Date; provided that (A) if the Loans are repaid in full on the Disbursement Date, then no interest shall be payable in connection with such Loans and if the Loans are repaid in full on the next Business Day, then interest shall be payable at an interest rate equal to overnight LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin and (B) no fees pursuant to the Fee Letters or costs or expenses pursuant to Section 2.10 shall be payable in connection with such prepayment; and

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(d)Purchase Price Difference. In the event the principal amount of Loans listed in the Flow of Funds Memo as required to pay the purchase price of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. is less than the principal amount of Loans requested in the Disbursement Request, an amount equal to the difference between the amount set forth in the Disbursement Request and the amount set forth in the Flow of Funds Memo shall be returned to the Lenders; provided that no interest shall be payable in connection with such returned amount of the Loan, no fees pursuant to the Fee Letters shall be payable with respect to the portion of the Loans returned and no costs or expenses pursuant to Section 2.10 shall be payable in connection with such returned amount.

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(a)The Borrower shall make each payment hereunder or under any Note (including principal and interest) without set-off or counterclaim and not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the day when due, in Dollars, to the Administrative Agent by wire-transfer to an account outside of Colombia specified by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable payment date, in immediately available funds. Payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on any Business Day shall be deemed to be received on the next Business Day.

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(b)The Administrative Agent agrees that, promptly after its receipt of any payment from or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.04(a) above, it shall (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) distribute such payment to the Lenders (unless it has consented in writing to waive its pro rata share of such payment) pro rata based upon its respective share in the Loan, if any, of the obligations with respect to which such payment was received, provided that this clause (b) shall not apply to payments or prepayments to the Lender in connection with a claim under Sections 2.09, 2.10, 2.11 or Section 4. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and then due to such parties.

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payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in its Loan to any assignee or participant. The Borrower consents to the foregoing. This clause (c) shall not apply to payments or prepayments to any Lender in connection with a claim under Sections 2.09, 2.10, 2.11 or Section 4.

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3.5.Extension of Payment Dates. Unless otherwise provided herein, whenever any payment to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under this Agreement or any Note shall be due (other than by reason of acceleration) on a day that is not a Business Day, the date of payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.

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SECTION 4
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(a)Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If the Borrower shall be required by Applicable Law to withhold or deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any such sum payable to or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, then the Borrower shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is a Covered Tax imposed by a Taxing Jurisdiction, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 4.01) such Lender or the Administrative Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made. Each Lender agrees and covenants that it will fill the blank spaces left in any Note in accordance with the corresponding Instructions Letter. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Lenders nor the Administrative Agent will claim a higher amount under the Note for deduction or withholding for any taxes other than Covered Taxes. For Colombian income tax purposes, the Borrower represents that this Credit Agreement is deemed as public foreign indebtedness.

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(b)The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender and/or the Administrative Agent for the full amount of Covered Taxes imposed by a Taxing Jurisdiction that are payable or paid by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (including any Covered Taxes imposed by a Taxing Jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 4.01 arising therefrom or with respect thereto), whether or not such Covered Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Each Lender or the Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Borrower of the assertion of any claim against such Lender or the Administrative Agent relating to its Covered Taxes as promptly as possible (and in any event within thirty (30) days) after receipt of formal written notice of such assertion, provided that failure by a Lender or the Administrative Agent to provide any such notice within ninety (90) days shall relieve Borrower of its obligation to indemnify the Lenders or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.01. Within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of any such notice from a Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall either:

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(i)advise such Lender or the Administrative Agent that it intends to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent in respect of such Covered Taxes pursuant to this paragraph (b), in which case it shall promptly indemnify in respect of such amounts, or

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(ii)advise such Lender or the Administrative Agent that it intends to commence a Good Faith Contest with respect to such Covered Taxes at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, in which case it shall promptly commence such Good Faith Contest.

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(c)Except to the extent of any Good Faith Contest with respect to Covered Taxes, an indemnity made by the Borrower pursuant to this indemnification shall be made within twenty (20) Business Days after the date the relevant Lender makes written demand therefor, which demand shall be accompanied by a certificate describing in reasonable detail the basis thereof. If the Borrower shall have commenced a Good Faith Contest with respect to any such Covered Taxes and no indemnity payment has been made to the Lender, and such Covered Taxes are ultimately determined to be payable by the relevant Lender in a final judicial proceeding or otherwise, the Borrower shall indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent for such Covered Taxes and for any other liability including penalties and interest charged by the relevant taxing authority arising therefrom or with respect thereto.

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(d)Within ten (10) days after the date of any indemnification of Covered Taxes by the Borrower, the Borrower shall furnish to the Lender or the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing indemnification thereof or, if later, promptly after the date on which it receives such receipt and the Borrower shall promptly furnish to the Lender or the Administrative Agent any other information, documents and receipts that the Lender or the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request to establish to its satisfaction that full and timely indemnification has been made of all Covered Taxes required to be indemnified under this Section 4.01.

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(e)If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines in good faith that it has finally and irrevocably received or been granted a refund in respect of any Covered Taxes as to which indemnification has been made by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.01, it shall within ten (10) days after the date the Administrative Agent or any Lender has received or been granted a refund, remit such refund (including any interest received in respect thereof from the relevant Governmental Authority), net of all reasonable Taxes and out-of-pocket costs and expenses payable as a result thereof, to the Borrower; provided, that the Borrower agrees to promptly return any such refund to the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. The Administrative Agent and the Lender shall provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment (or any similar documentation) from the relevant taxing authority (redacting any unrelated Confidential Information contained therein) requiring repayment of such refund. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

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SECTION 5
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

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5.1.Conditions Precedent on the Agreement Date.

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The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement shall be subject to the Administrative Agent’s confirmation of satisfaction or waiver (in each case acting on the instruction of the Lenders) of each of the following conditions precedent on or before the Agreement Date:

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(a)This Agreement. This Agreement shall have been duly authorized, fully executed and delivered by the parties hereto, shall be in full force and effect and originals shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent (with evidence that this Agreement has been registered and/or published with the appropriate authorities in Colombia, if such registration and/or publication is required under Applicable Law).

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(b)Existence and Authority. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Agreement Date, substantially in the form of Annex D, with respect to (i) the authority of the Borrower to execute, deliver, perform and observe the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents; (ii) the identity, authority and capacity (including specimen signatures) for each Person who, on behalf of the Borrower, signed any Loan Document; and (iii) the Borrower’s valid existence under the laws of Colombia.

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(c)Governmental Approvals. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies, certified as true, correct and complete copies by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, of each consent, license, authorization or approval of, and exemption by, any Governmental Authority, including an authorization to execute this Agreement issued by the Ministry of Finance given by means of a Resolution, prior approval of the minutes by the General Directorate of Public Credit and National Treasury (Dirección General de Crédito Público y Tesoro Nacional) (Article 2.2.1.2.1.6 of Decree 1068 of 2015) as evidenced by the publication of the Resolution in the Official Diary, which will be satisfied by the order of the General Directorate of Public Credit and National Treasury of the Ministry of Finance pursuant to article 18 of Law 185 of 1995 (other than those referenced in Section 5.02(c)): (i) for the execution, delivery, performance, and observance by the Borrower of the Loan Documents, including all approvals, if any, relating to the availability and transfer of U.S. Dollars required to make all payments due under the Loan Documents; and (ii) for the validity, binding effect, and enforceability of the Loan Documents, and each of the foregoing shall be in full force and effect.

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delivering such opinion and addressed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

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(e)Appointment of Process Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have received delivery of evidence that (i) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed as its agent for service of process the Person or Persons so specified in Section 9.03, and (ii) the designated agent has accepted the appointment (and been paid in full by the Borrower) for a term extending at least one year beyond the Maturity Date and has agreed to forward forthwith to the Borrower all legal process addressed to the Borrower that is received by such agent.

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(f)Fee Letters; Engagement. The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and the Joint Lead Arranger Fee Letter.

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(g)Borrower Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Borrower Financial Statements.

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(h)KYC. To the extent requested at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date hereof by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall have received such requested documents required to comply with their respective “know your customer” procedures.

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5.2.Additional Conditions Precedent to the Disbursement. The obligation of the Lenders to make the Disbursement shall be subject to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent with notice to the Borrower and the Lenders (or waiver by the Administrative Agent acting on the instruction of the Required Lenders), prior to the making of the Disbursement, of each of the following conditions precedent:

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(a)No Event of Default. No Event of Default or Potential Default shall be continuing both before and immediately after giving effect to the aggregate amounts of the Disbursement and the application of the proceeds thereof.

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a true, correct and complete copy of the favorable opinion of the National Planning Department (Departamento Nacional de Planeación) currently in full force and effect authorizing the Borrower to incur indebtedness.

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(d)Note. The Administrative Agent shall have received, a duly executed Note and an Instructions Letter with respect thereto for each Lender issued in accordance with Section 2.06.

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(e)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Disbursement Date both before and immediately after giving effect to the Disbursement and the application of the proceeds thereof other than any such representations or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a specific date other than the Disbursement Date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specific date; provided that representations and warranties qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date.

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(f)No Litigation. As of the Disbursement Date, there shall be no decision or order in effect by any court or arbitrator or Government Authority that (i) imposes a precautionary measure on the consummation of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, (ii) orders the suspension of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, (iii) revokes, rescinds, suspends, terminates or holds invalid the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, (iv) orders a competitive process for the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, (v) has an effect similar to the foregoing or (vi) otherwise prevents the consummation of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance (individually and collectively, an “Adverse Acquisition Order”).

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(g)Flow of Funds Memo. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, no later than 6:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed Disbursement Date, the Flow of Funds Memo.

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SECTION 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

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6.01.Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants, as of the Agreement Date and as of the Disbursement Date, that:

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(a)Existence and Authority. The Borrower is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Colombia, has all requisite power, authority and legal right to own its property and carry on its business as now conducted, and has taken all actions necessary to authorize it to execute, deliver, perform, and observe the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.

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(b)Governmental Approvals. All consents, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions by, any Governmental Authority that are necessary: (i) for the execution, delivery, performance and observance by the Borrower of the Loan Documents, including approvals relating to the availability and transfer of U.S. Dollars required to make all payments due under the Loan Documents; and (ii) for the validity, binding effect and enforceability of the Loan Documents, have, in each case, been obtained and are in full force and effect, as set forth in Section 5.01(c) and 5.02(c).

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(c)Recordation. To ensure the legality, validity, enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence in Colombia of any of the Loan Documents, it is not necessary that any of the Loan Documents be registered, recorded, enrolled or otherwise filed with any court or Governmental Authority, except as set forth in Section 5 hereof, or be notarized; or that any documentary, stamp or other similar tax, imposition or charge of any kind be paid on or in respect of any of the Loan Documents.

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(d)Restrictions. The execution, delivery and performance or observance by the Borrower of the terms of, and consummation by the Borrower of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of: (i) the Estatutos Sociales of the Borrower; (ii) any law of Colombia or any other ordinance, decree, constitutional provision, regulation or other requirement of any Governmental Authority in effect as of the date on which this representation is made; or (iii) any order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree or award of any court or other tribunal. Further, the Borrower’s execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the performance and observance of its obligations thereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not and will not conflict in any material respect with or result in a material breach of any material agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or to which it or any of its revenues, properties or assets may be subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the revenues, properties or assets of the Borrower pursuant to any such material agreement or instrument.

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(e)Binding Effect and Ranking. The Borrower has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document on or before the Agreement Date, other than the Note which will be delivered on the Disbursement Date. Each Loan Document constitutes a direct, general, and unconditional obligation of the Borrower that is legal, valid, and binding upon the Borrower and enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Colombian public order laws, applicable insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, readjustment of debt or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by the application of general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. The Borrower’s payment obligations under the Loan Documents constitute the direct, general, unsecured, unsubordinated and unconditional obligations of the Borrower and rank, in all respects, at least pari passu in priority of payment with all other senior, unsecured and unsubordinated External Indebtedness of the Borrower.

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(f)Choice of Law. Under the conflict of laws principles in Colombia, the choice of law provisions of this Agreement and any Note are valid, binding and not subject to revocation by the Borrower, and in any proceedings brought in Colombia for enforcement of this Agreement and any Note, the choice of the law of the State of New York as the governing law of such documents will be recognized and such law will be applied. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in Section 9.01, all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Loan Documents by the Borrower are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Colombia.

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(g)Commercial Activity. Except as provided for in (i) Articles 192, 195, 298 and 299 of Law 1437 of 2011 (Código de Procedimiento Administrativo y de lo Contencioso Administrativo), as amended by Articles 80, 81 and 87 of Law 2080 of 2021, and (ii) Articles 593, 594 and 595 of Law 1564 of 2012 (Código General del Proceso), the Borrower acknowledges that the execution and performance of this Agreement and each other Loan Document is a commercial activity and to the extent that the Borrower has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from any legal action, suit or proceedings, from jurisdiction of any court or from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its property or assets, whether or not held on its own account, the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

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(h)Legal Proceedings. There are no actions, suits, litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings pending or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge and belief, threatened against the Borrower which are reasonably likely to be adversely determined and, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(i)Borrower Financial Statements. The Borrower Financial Statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the date of such statements and the results of the operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year or other time period to which such statements refer, in the case of unaudited Financial Statements, subject to changes resulting from audit and nominal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. The Borrower Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS consistently applied. Except as reflected in the Borrower Financial Statements, there are no liabilities or obligations with respect to the Borrower or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not due) for the period to which the Borrower Financial Statements relate that, either individually or in the aggregate, would be materially adverse to the Borrower. As of the Agreement Date, since the date of the financial statements of the Borrower dated December 31, 2020 (audited), there has been no event, condition or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that changes in the oil and gas prices and any related changes in the economy or financial markets generally, whether international, national,

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regional or local shall not be deemed to be a Material Adverse Effect for purposes of this representation.

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(j)No Corrupt Practices; Anti-Money Laundering Laws. None of the Borrower or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the FCPA or any other applicable Anti-Corruption Law, or any Anti-Money Laundering Laws; and the Borrower and to the knowledge of the Borrower each of its Subsidiaries has implemented policies designed to promote and achieve continued compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with all Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower will not, and will take the necessary steps to prevent any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, use any part of the proceeds of the Disbursement, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person in any manner that would give rise to a violation of any Anti-Corruption Law or Anti-Money Laundering Law.

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(k)Sanctions; Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations. None of the Borrower or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a Sanctioned Person or to the Borrower’s knowledge is currently or has, in the past (5) years, engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower or any Subsidiary being designated as a Sanctioned Person. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has implemented policies designed to promote and achieve continued compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Sanctions. The Borrower will not use, and will take the necessary steps to prevent that any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, uses the proceeds of the Disbursement, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (ii) in any other manner that would give rise to a violation of Sanctions by any party hereto, including any Lender.

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(l)No Event of Default. No Event of Default and no Potential Default has occurred and is continuing.

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(m)No Material Adverse Effect. As of the Agreement Date only, the Borrower is not aware of any information or events that have resulted, or that could reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Effect relating to the Borrower, provided that changes in the oil and gas prices and any related changes in the economy or financial markets generally, whether international, national, regional or local shall not be deemed to be a Material Adverse Effect for purposes of this representation.

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Borrower or its assets and all applicable restrictions imposed by all Governmental Authorities, domestic or foreign, except (i) in the case of Anti-Corruption Law, Anti- Money Laundering Law or Sanctions, as provided in clauses (j) or (k) above, and (ii) in any other case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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(i)Investment Company. The Borrower is not an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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(ii)Margin Stock. The Borrower is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U, and no part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying any such “margin stock.”

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(i)The Borrower has timely filed or caused to be filed all material Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all material Taxes required to have been paid by it, except Taxes that are contested by the Borrower on a timely basis in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves therefor have been established on the books of the Borrower in conformity with IFRS.

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(ii)There are no Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority either on or by virtue of the execution, enforcement or admissibility into evidence of any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions thereby or on any payment to be made pursuant to any Loan Document.

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(q)Validity under Colombian Law. The Loan Documents are in proper form under Colombian law for their enforcement thereof. To ensure the legality, validity or enforceability of, and the priority of the obligations incurred by the Borrower under the Loan Documents in Colombia, or establish the admissibility into evidence of any of the Loan Documents in any court in Colombia, it is not necessary that any Loan Document be filed or recorded with any Colombian governmental agency or body, or court, except for those referred to in Section 5.01(c) or Section 5.02(c), or that any stamp or similar tax be paid in Colombia on or in respect of any Loan Document for its enforcement in Colombia.

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the matters adjudicated; notwithstanding, however, that recognition of such judgment in Colombia shall be subject to Colombian procedural Applicable Laws, in particular Articles 251, 605, 606 and 607 of Law 1564 of 2012 (Código General del Proceso).

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(s)Disclosure of Information. No information that has been made available to the Administrative Agent or any Lenders or the representatives or agents of the foregoing by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, taken as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made; provided that with respect to any projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

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(t)Properties. The Borrower has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all material property necessary to conduct its business as conducted from time to time in good working order and condition, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(u)Insurance. The Borrower maintains insurance with financially sound and reputable insurers against losses, damages or other risks (including, without limitation, risks and liability to Persons and property) to its assets and properties as are customarily maintained by prudent and experienced Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar jurisdictions and the Borrower deems, in its reasonable judgment, to be appropriate.

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SECTION 7
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7.1.Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until all amounts owing under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnification obligations) have been paid in full, the Borrower shall:

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(a)Notice of Defaults. Promptly but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after the Borrower becomes aware of the occurrence of an Event of Default or of any Potential Default, furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice of the particulars of such occurrence and the corrective action proposed to be taken by the Borrower with respect thereto.

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de Colombia), the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, no later than ninety (90) days after the end of each of the Borrower’s fiscal quarters, a copy of the Borrower’s quarterly unaudited consolidated interim financial statements. All financial reports to be submitted to the Administrative Agent shall be prepared in accordance with IFRS, shall be in the English language (or accompanied by an accurate English translation), shall (in the case of the Borrower’s annual consolidated financial statements) include the auditor’s opinion and any accompanying notes, and shall fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and the results of its operations for the periods covered.

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(c)Inspections. The Borrower will permit, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours, representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, at their own cost and expense, to make no more than three (3) inspections per annum of the Borrower’s books and records, and cause the officers and employees of the Borrower to give full cooperation and assistance in connection therewith; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing the Borrower will reimburse the Administrative Agent and any such Lender for such costs and expenses, and the numbers of inspections permitted pursuant to this Section 7.01(c) shall be as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall use reasonable efforts to coordinate such visits and inspections in order to reduce their number, frequency and cost.

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(d)Government Approvals. Promptly obtain and maintain all consents, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions by, any Governmental Authority that are necessary: (i) for the execution, delivery, performance, and observance by the Borrower of the Loan Documents, including all approvals relating to the availability and transfer of U.S. Dollars required to make all payments due under the Loan Documents; and (ii) for the validity, binding effect and enforceability of the Loan Documents. The Borrower shall make all public filings required by law in connection with the execution of this Agreement, including any requirements to publish the Agreement in the Sistema Electrónico para la Contratación Pública – SECOP.

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(e)Pari Passu. Ensure that its payment obligations under this Agreement and the Notes will at all times constitute the direct, general, unsecured, unsubordinated and unconditional obligations of the Borrower and rank in all respects at least pari passu in priority of payment with all other senior, unsecured and unsubordinated External Indebtedness of the Borrower, other than that which is preferred solely by the insolvency and/or bankruptcy Applicable Laws of Colombia, including the Law 1116 of 2006 of Colombia (“Law 1116”).

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(f)Other Acts. From time to time, do and perform any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be necessary or as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to effect the purposes of this Agreement and to protect the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the Notes.

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(g)Material Adverse Effect. As soon as practicable, but in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days after it has knowledge of the same, provide notification to the Administrative Agent of any Material Adverse Effect.

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(h)Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will use its reasonable best efforts to cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, comply with all Applicable Laws (including environmental laws), all Governmental Approvals held by or binding upon it or its assets and all applicable restrictions imposed by all Governmental Authorities, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, except (other than with respect to any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions) to the extent any non-compliance is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(i)Maintenance of Existence. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 7.02(b), the Borrower shall maintain its corporate existence and take all reasonable actions to maintain all rights, privileges and the like necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of business, activities or operations, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(j)Preservation of Assets. The Borrower will maintain all material property necessary to conduct its business as conducted from time to time in good working order and condition, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(k)Insurance. The Borrower will maintain insurance on its material property with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against such risks, of such types, on such properties and in such amounts as may from time to time be prudent for the Borrower’s businesses, as determined by the Borrower in the exercise of its reasonable judgment.

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(l)Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Disbursement for the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance in accordance with the favorable opinion from the National Planning Department (Departamento Nacional de Planeación) for the Borrower to incur indebtedness. No part of the proceeds of the Disbursement will be used by the Borrower to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend loans to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.

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(m)Taxes. The Borrower will file all tax returns required to be filed in any jurisdiction and pay and discharge all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes, assessments, governmental charges, concession fees or levies imposed on it or any of its property, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, and all claims for which sums have become due and payable that have or might become a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on its Property except where (i) the amount, applicability or validity of such tax, assessment of claim is contested by the Borrower on a timely basis in good faith

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and by appropriate proceedings or (ii) the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(n)Books and Records. The Borrower shall keep proper books and records and accounts adequate to reflect truly and fairly in all material respects its financial condition and results of operations in conformity with IFRS and Applicable Law.

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(o)Sanctions. The Borrower will maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents with Sanctions.

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(p)Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower will maintain in effect policies designed to promote compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents with the FCPA and any other applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

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7.2.Negative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until all amounts owing under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and the Notes have been paid in full, it shall not:

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(a)Liens. Directly or indirectly (or permit any Material Subsidiary to directly or indirectly) create, incur, assume, permit or suffer to exist any Liens, except Permitted Liens, to secure the payment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary.

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(b)Merger, Consolidation, Dissolution, and Sale.

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(i)The Borrower shall not merge or consolidate with any other Person, dissolve or terminate its legal existence, or, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or permit any of its Material Subsidiaries to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), unless in each case (1) for any such transaction involving the Borrower, the successor entity or entities, each of which shall be organized under the laws of Colombia or any country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), shall assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, (2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (3) for any such transaction involving the Borrower, the Borrower delivers such certificates, opinions of its counsel and other documents regarding such transaction as may be required by the Administrative Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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build-operate-transfer or similar project financing arrangements, provided that such arrangements are for (x) new greenfield projects or (y) the expansion of existing project assets or properties in which such arrangements extend only to the expansion assets and not in any substantial respect to the existing assets.

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(c)Sanctions. The Borrower will not, and will take the necessary steps to prevent any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, use any part of the proceeds of the Disbursement, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (ii) in any other manner that would give rise to a violation of Sanctions by any party hereto, including any Lender.

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(d)Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower will not use, and will take the necessary steps to prevent that any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, uses any part of the proceeds of the Disbursement, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person in any manner that would give rise to a violation any Anti-Corruption Law or Anti-Money Laundering Law.

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(e)Change in Business. The Borrower will not engage in any activities or businesses other than any activities or businesses conducted by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries as of the Agreement Date (and with respect to the activities or business of ISA, the Disbursement Date) or any activities or businesses reasonably ancillary or related thereto.

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(f)Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not enter into any material transaction or series of related transactions with any Affiliate of the Borrower, other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to the Borrower as would reasonably be obtained at that time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than such Affiliate.

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SECTION 8

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Each of the following events or conditions shall be an “Event of Default”:

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(a)any failure by the Borrower to pay when due (i) any amount of principal owing under a Loan Document, (ii) any amount of interest owing under a Loan Document within five (5) Business Days of the due date thereof or (iii) any fee or other amount (other than principal or interest) owing under a Loan Document within thirty (30) days of the earlier of the date the Borrower receives (x) the invoice or (y) a written demand from any Lender or the Administrative Agent;

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(b)any failure by the Borrower to comply with its obligations under Sections 7.01(a), (e), (g), (i) or, (l) or Section 7.02;

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(c)any representation or warranty made by the Borrower in any Loan Document or in connection herewith, or any statement made in any certificate, report or financial statement furnished by the Borrower, has been demonstrated to have been false or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made, provided that such false or misleading statement shall not constitute an Event of Default if such condition or circumstance is (i) subject to cure and (ii) the facts or conditions giving rise to such misrepresentation or misstatement are cured in such a manner as to eliminate such misrepresentation or misstatement within thirty (30) days after the Borrower’s having knowledge thereof;

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(d)any failure by the Borrower to perform or comply with any of the covenants or provisions set forth in a Loan Document (exclusive of any events specified as an Event of Default in any other subsection of this Section 8.01), which failure remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) days, or in the case of Section 7.01(h) (solely to the extent it relates to compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions) five (5) Business Days, after the Administrative Agent or any Lender has given written notice thereof to the Borrower;

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(e)any event specified in any agreement or instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, External Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary thereof shall occur and shall result in such External Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of fifty million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$50,000,000) (or its equivalent) becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable;

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(f)(A)(i) the Borrower shall be unable generally to pay its debts as they fall due or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they fall due or shall become insolvent; (ii) the Borrower shall apply for or consent to the appointment of any liquidator, receiver, trustee, síndico, conciliador or administrator for all or a substantial part of its business, properties, assets, or revenues; or (iii) a liquidator, receiver, trustee, or administrator shall be appointed for the Borrower and such appointment shall continue undismissed, undischarged or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days; (B) the Borrower shall institute (by petition, application, answer, consent or otherwise) any bankruptcy, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation, proceso de reestructuración, proceso de reorganización, proceso de insolvencia, concurso mercantil, quiebra, or similar executory or judicial proceeding; (C) a bankruptcy, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation, proceso de reestructuración, proceso de reorganización, proceso de insolvencia, concurso mercantil, quiebra, or similar executory or judicial proceeding shall be instituted against the Borrower and such proceeding shall remain undismissed, undischarged or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days; (D) the Borrower shall take any action seeking to take advantage of any other law relating to its bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, termination, dissolution, winding up, or composition, or readjustment of debts; or (E) the Borrower shall take any corporate or similar action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; provided that for as long as Colombia's applicable insolvency laws provide for restrictions on or sanctions associated with the ability of the Lenders, directly or indirectly, to exercise the right to declare an Event of Default under this Section 8.01(f), the Lenders and Borrower hereto agree that nothing in

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this Section 8.01(f) shall (A) prevent the commencement of any restructuring proceeding in Colombia, whether voluntary or involuntary, in respect of the Borrower, (B) prohibit the Borrower from entering into a restructuring proceeding in Colombia, or (C) cause an unfavorable effect (efecto desfavorable) upon the Borrower;

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(g)any final, non-appealable judgment against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (i) shall have been entered on a claim not covered by insurance in an aggregate amount of fifty million U.S. Dollars (U.S. $50,000,000) (or its equivalent in another currency) or more, and (ii) such judgment has not been removed, vacated, discharged or satisfied for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of such final judgment;

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(h)any Governmental Authority shall have (i) condemned, seized or otherwise expropriated (either through a single act or a series of acts) all or substantially all of the property of the Borrower or (ii) taken any action that materially curtails the authority of the Borrower to conduct its business;

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(i)any authorization, approval, Governmental Approval, consent, license, exemption, filing, registration, notarization or other requirement of any Governmental Authority necessary to enable the Borrower to comply with its obligations under any Loan Document shall have been revoked, rescinded, suspended, held invalid or otherwise limited in effect in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

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(j)any Loan Document ceases to be in full force and effect or is declared in a final, non-appealable judgment to be unenforceable against the Borrower (in each case, other than as a result of any action or inaction on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender), the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document at any time is challenged by the Borrower; or the Borrower repudiates any Loan Document, or does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate any Loan Document; or

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(k)Colombia shall cease to own and control at least 50.1% of the outstanding economic and voting ownership interests of the Borrower or any successor entity permitted under the terms hereof and the Borrower shall fail to prepay the Loan within the thirty (30) days following that event.

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8.2.Remedies. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may (and shall, upon the direction of Required Lenders), by notice to the Borrower, declare (a) any and all amounts of principal outstanding under this Agreement and the Notes to be forthwith due and payable together with accrued interest and any and all other amounts payable or owing hereunder, whereupon the same shall become forthwith due and payable and (b) declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; provided that if such event is an Event of Default specified in Section 8.01(f) above, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loan hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the Notes shall immediately become due and payable. Presentment, demand,

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protest or notice of any kind (other than the notice provided for in the first sentence of this paragraph) are expressly waived, anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding. The aforementioned right to accelerate is in addition to and not a substitute for any other rights and remedies available under this Agreement and under Applicable Law.

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SECTION 9

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

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9.1.Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Loan Documents by the Borrower shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Colombia.

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9.2.Submission to Jurisdiction. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES THAT ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY JUDGMENT ENTERED BY ANY COURT IN RESPECT THEREOF MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR JUDGMENT BROUGHT AGAINST THE LENDERS OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY (INCLUDING ITS APPELLATE DIVISION), OR IN ANY OTHER APPELLATE COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR JUDGMENT AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR JUDGMENT. EACH PARTY CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER SUBMITS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR JUDGMENT BROUGHT OR RENDERED AGAINST IT, TO THE APPROPRIATE COURTS OF THE JURISDICTION OF ITS DOMICILE. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES THAT A JUDGMENT, AFTER EXHAUSTION OF ALL AVAILABLE APPEALS, IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND BINDING UPON IT, AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, INCLUDING BY A SUIT UPON SUCH JUDGMENT, A CERTIFIED COPY OF WHICH SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THE JUDGMENT.

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(a)In the case of the courts of the State of New York or of the federal courts sitting in the State of New York, the Borrower hereby designates, appoints and empowers CT Corporation System, located at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, as its authorized agent to accept, receive, and acknowledge for and on behalf of the Borrower, service of any and all process that may be served in any action, suit or proceeding of the nature referred to above in the State of New York, which appointment shall be irrevocable until the appointment and acceptance of a successor authorized agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.03(d).

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(b)The Borrower further agrees that such service of process may be made personally or by mailing or delivering a copy of the summons and complaint or other legal process in any such legal suit, action or proceeding to the Borrower, in care of its respective agent designated above at the aforesaid address (or, if the Borrower shall have designated a successor agent for service of process, the address of the successor agent for service of process), and each such agent is hereby authorized, respectively, to accept, receive, and acknowledge the same for and on behalf of the Borrower. Service upon each such agent shall be deemed to be personal service on the Borrower and shall be legal and binding upon the Borrower for all purposes notwithstanding any failure to mail copies of such legal process to the Borrower or any failure on the part of the Borrower to receive the same, and shall be deemed completed upon the delivery thereof to such agent whether or not such respective agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower or upon the earliest other date permitted by Applicable Law (including the United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, as amended).

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(c)To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, including treaties by which the United States and Colombia are bound, the Borrower further irrevocably agrees to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Borrower at the address referenced in Section 11.02, such service to be effective upon the date indicated on the postal receipt returned from the Borrower.

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(d)The Borrower agrees that it will at all times continuously maintain an agent to receive service of process in the State of New York on behalf of itself and its properties and revenues, and, in the event that for any reason its agent designated above shall not serve as agent for the Borrower to receive service of process in the State of New York on its behalf, the Borrower shall promptly appoint a successor satisfactory to the Administrative Agent so to serve, advise the Administrative Agent thereof, and deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence in writing of the successor agent’s acceptance of such appointment for a term extending at least one year beyond the Maturity Date and that such successor agent has been paid in full for such term. The foregoing provisions constitute, among other things, a special arrangement for service between the parties to this Agreement for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1608.

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LOAN DOCUMENT, TO CLAIM FOR ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTIES OR REVENUES ANY IMMUNITY FROM SUIT, COURT JURISDICTION, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OF A JUDGMENT, EXECUTION OF A JUDGMENT OR FROM ANY OTHER LEGAL PROCESS OR REMEDY RELATING TO ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AND TO THE EXTENT THAT IN ANY SUCH JURISDICTION THERE MAY BE ATTRIBUTED SUCH AN IMMUNITY (WHETHER OR NOT CLAIMED), THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES NOT TO CLAIM AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION BUT SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN (I) ARTICLES 192, 195, 298 AND 299 OF LAW 1437 OF 2011 (CÓDIGO DE PROCEDIMIENTO ADMINISTRATIVO Y DE LO CONTENCIOSO ADMINISTRATIVO), AS AMENDED BY ARTICLES 80, 81 AND 87 OF LAW 2080 OF 2021 AND (II) ARTICLES 593, 594 AND 595 OF LAW 1564 OF 2012 (CÓDIGO GENERAL DEL PROCESO).

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(b)THE BORROWER AGREES THAT THE WAIVERS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (a) ABOVE SHALL HAVE THE FULLEST EFFECT PERMITTED UNDER THE FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT OF ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-1611) AND ARE INTENDED TO BE IRREVOCABLE AND NOT SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL FOR PURPOSES THEREOF.

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9.5.Waiver of Security Requirements. TO THE EXTENT THE BORROWER MAY, IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY OF THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 9.02 OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, BE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PROVISION OF LAW REQUIRING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER IN SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING TO POST SECURITY FOR THE COSTS OF THE BORROWER OR TO POST A BOND OR TO TAKE SIMILAR ACTION, AS THE CASE MAY BE, THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH BENEFIT, IN EACH CASE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOW OR HEREAFTER PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

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▇.▇.▇▇ Limitation. Nothing in this Section 9 shall affect the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Borrower in Colombia or in any other jurisdiction.

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SECTION 10

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

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10.1.Appointment. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent to act as specified herein. The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent, is authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and to take such action on behalf of the Lenders under the provisions of this Agreement and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

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(i)promptly inform the Lenders of the contents of any notice or document received by it from the Borrower; and

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(ii)promptly provide each notice as may be required of it pursuant to this Agreement.

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(b)The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through its officers, directors, agents or any other authorized employee. The exculpatory provisions of this Section 10 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent.

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(c)The Administrative Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement. The duties of the Administrative Agent to the Lenders shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Administrative Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Administrative Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or the Loan except as expressly set forth herein or therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Potential Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided herein), and (iii) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or

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percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided herein) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Potential Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (A) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (B) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (C) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (D) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 5 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

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10.3.Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent. Independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, to the extent they deem appropriate, have made and shall continue to make (i) their own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower in connection with the Loan and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith and (ii) their own appraisal of the credit worthiness of the Borrower, and the Administrative Agent and each other Lender shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any information with respect to this Agreement or the Borrower other than as expressly provided herein. Each Lender shall, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a Lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.

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10.5.Consultation with Experts. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel, independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

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10.6.Indemnification. To the extent the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent in proportion to its respective interest (determined at the time such reimbursement or indemnity is sought) for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,

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damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature (collectively, “Liabilities”) which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent in performing its duties hereunder or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Liabilities resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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10.7.The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory role or other business with the Borrower or any affiliate thereof as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to another Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be bound to: (a) account to any other Person for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account or (b) disclose to any other Person any information relating to the Borrower if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable by suit of any Person.

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10.8.Resignation by the Administrative Agent; Successor Administrative Agent.

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(a)The Administrative Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties hereunder at any time by giving thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to clauses (b) or (c) below or as otherwise provided below; provided that, in the event the Borrower determines in good faith that the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct has resulted in a breach of the Administrative Agent’s obligations under this Agreement, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, require the Administrative Agent to resign in accordance with this paragraph, which notice shall (without any further action) be deemed to be a notice of resignation delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders. Upon any such resignation, the Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor, who shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank.

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(d)If the Administrative Agent becomes insolvent or unable to meet its debts as they mature or if a receiver of it or of all or any substantial part of its property shall be appointed or if an order of any court of competent jurisdiction shall be entered approving any petition filed by or against it under the provisions of any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law, or if any public officer shall take charge or control of the Administrative Agent or of its property or affairs, for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, the Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent in accordance with clause (b) above. If a successor Administrative Agent shall not have been so appointed pursuant to clause (b) above, the Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (c) above, as the case may be.

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10.10.Administrative Agent Conflict of Interest. With respect to its Commitment and the Loans made by it, if any, The Bank of Nova Scotia (and any successor acting as Administrative Agent or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby) in its capacity as a Lender hereunder shall have the same rights, powers and obligations hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not acting as the Administrative Agent or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby, and the term “Lenders” shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include The Bank of Nova Scotia in its individual capacity. The Bank of Nova Scotia (and any successor acting as Administrative Agent or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby) and its Affiliates may (without having to account therefor to any Lender) accept deposits from, lend money to, make investments in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Borrower and its Affiliates as if it were not acting as a Lender and/or the Administrative Agent or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby, and The Bank of Nova Scotia (and any such successor) and its Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower and said other Persons for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, The Bank of Nova Scotia or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent or The Bank of Nova Scotia acting as Lender or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. In addition, The Bank of Nova Scotia and its Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, and may conflict with, those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither The Bank of Nova Scotia nor any of its Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any such interest by virtue of any advisory agency or fiduciary relationship or otherwise.

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(a)If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Lender, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (any such Lender or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice from the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transmitted or received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 10.11 and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent) in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

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(b)Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in this Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:

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(ii)such Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within two (2) Business Days of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.11(b).

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(c)Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender under any Loan Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Administrative Agent has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding clause (a).

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the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

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(ii)Subject to Section 11.03 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or approval requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise)), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.

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the amount (and/or timing for payment) of the Obligations that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not been made by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to the extent any such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.

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(f)To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including, without limitation, any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.

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11.1.Computations. Each determination of an interest rate or fee by the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Note, in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower. All computations of interest and fees hereunder and under any Note shall be made on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and actual days elapsed. All such calculations shall include the first day and exclude the last day of the period of calculation.

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If to the Borrower: ECOPETROL S.A.

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If to any Lender, as set forth on the signature page or in its Assignment and Assumption Agreement, as applicable.

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Any party shall have the right to change its address for Notices hereunder to any other location by giving ten (10) days’ written Notice to the other parties in the manner set forth herein above.

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(b)All Notices shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given (A) if delivered in person, (B) if sent by overnight delivery service (including Federal Express, United Parcel Service and other similar reputable overnight delivery services), (C) in the event reputable overnight delivery services are not readily available, if mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested, (D) if transmitted by facsimile confirmed by telephone or (E) if transmitted by electronic communication as provided in Section 11.02(d).

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(w)the assigning Lender shall surrender to the Borrower the old Note(s) held by it (or furnish a standard indemnity letter from such Lender in respect of any lost Note(s) reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), and new Notes will be issued, at the Borrower’s expense, to such new Lender and to the assigning Lender (in the case of a partial assignment);

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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 11.03(b), no such transfer or assignment will be effective until recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register pursuant to Section 11.03(e) below and the Administrative Agent shall provide notice to the Borrower of any such transfer or assignment within three (3) Business Days thereof. To the extent that an assignment of all or any portion of a Lender’s Loan pursuant to this Section 11.03(b) would, due to circumstances existing at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 2.09, 2.10 or 4.01 from those being charged by the respective assigning Lender prior to such assignment, then the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective assignment).

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(c)In addition to the foregoing, any Lender may grant participations or enter into transactions with one or more Persons under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payment hereunder including without limitation any unfunded risk participation, insurance or reinsurance transaction, all in its rights hereunder without the consent of the Borrower; provided, however, that such Lender shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder and the participant shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder and, provided further, that no Lender shall grant any participation or enter into any such transaction under which the participant or counterparty shall have direct or indirect rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) extend the Maturity Date, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-Default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under any Loan Document. In the case of any such participation or transaction, the participant or counterparty shall not have any rights under any Loan Document (the participant’s counterparty’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant or counterparty relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation or entered into such transaction. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Section 11.03(c) will be borne by the Lender entering into such transaction.

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(e)The Administrative Agent shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the name and address of each Lender, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loan owing to the Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower or the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and the Lenders, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

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(f)Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loan or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section 1.163-5(b) of the proposed United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

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▇▇.▇.▇▇ Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege under any Loan Document and no course of dealing between or among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder, under any Loan Document preclude any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies expressly provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies that either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

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signed by the Borrower, and approved by the Ministry of Finance to the extent required by Colombian public indebtedness regulations, and the Required Lenders; provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall, without the consent of all the parties hereto (i) extend any scheduled date of payment or the Maturity Date or the date by which the Commitments terminate if the Disbursement has not occurred or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post- Default increase in interest rates) thereon, or reduce the fees payable hereunder or principal amount of the Loan, (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 11.06, (iii) amend or modify the definition of Required Lenders, (iv) amend or modify Section 3.04 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, (v) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under any Loan Document (except in accordance with the terms hereof), (vi) change Section 3.04(b) or 3.04(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or any other provision in a manner that would alter the pro rata allocation among the Lenders without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (vii) change the payment currency of any amount payable under this Agreement, or (viii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5; provided further, that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (x) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, or (y) without the consent of the Administrative Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 10 as same applies to the Administrative Agent or any other provision as same relates to the rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent.

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(b)If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination of or to any of the provisions of this Agreement requiring the consent of Required Lenders and for which the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but the consent of one or more other Lenders is not obtained, then the Borrower shall have the right, so long as all non- consenting Lenders are treated as described in clauses (A) or (B) below, to either (A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders with one or more Replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12 so long as, at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination for which consent of the Required Lenders was obtained, or (B) repay the portion of the outstanding Loan due to such non- consenting Lender, so long as the Loan, together with accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts, owing to such Lender are repaid concurrently with the effectiveness of such termination and at such time, unless the respective Lender continues to have an outstanding Loan hereunder, such Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes of this Agreement, but shall continue to be entitled to any amounts that have accrued prior to such replacement or repayment and remain unpaid under Section 2.09, 2.10, Section 4 and the indemnification under Section 10.06, which shall survive as to such replaced or repaid Lender; provided that, unless the Loan which is repaid pursuant to preceding clause (B) is immediately replaced in full at such time through the addition of new Lenders and/or outstanding Loan of existing Lenders (who in each case must specifically consent thereto), then in the case of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B), the Required Lenders (determined after giving effect to the proposed action) shall specifically consent thereto.

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which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

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(a)The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders, which expenses shall include reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses for no more than one Colombian counsel and one New York counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders collectively, in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated). The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section.

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(b)The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, their respective Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, which expenses shall include reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses for no more than one Colombian counsel and one New York counsel to the Lenders and one Colombian counsel and one New York counsel to the Administrative Agent, arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of: (i) the execution or delivery of the Loan Documents, any demand for payment, other presentation or request under the Loan Documents, (ii) the Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any payment or other action taken or omitted to be taken in connection with the Loan Documents, (iv) any actual environmental liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries, and (v) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expense (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower against an Indemnitee for breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations under any Loan Document, if the Borrower has obtained a final non-

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appealable judgment in its favor on such claims as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. This Section 11.08 shall not apply with respect to Taxes (which shall be covered by Section 4.01) other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses arising from any non-Tax claim.

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(c)To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a) of this Section 11.08, the Lenders severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of the Disbursement (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent.

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(a)The Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents to make payments in Dollars shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than Dollars, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the receipt by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of the full amount of Dollars expressed to be payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under the Loan Documents. If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Borrower in any court or in any jurisdiction outside of Colombia, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than Dollars (such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in Dollars, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange determined, in each case, as of the day on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency Conversion Date”). If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Borrower in any court in Colombia, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any Judgment Currency an amount due in Dollars, the conversion shall be made at the Colombian market representative rate certified by the Colombian Superintendence of Finance for the date of payment.

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(b)If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due by the Borrower, the Borrower covenants to pay, or cause to be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount), as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid by the Borrower in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment to the Administrative Agent or such Lender by the Borrower, shall produce the amount of Dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion Date. Any such amount of Dollars not discharged by such Borrower payment of Judgment Currency shall continue to be due as an outstanding and unpaid obligation under this Agreement and shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to the Loan in accordance with Section 2.07 until paid in full. If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment by the Borrower of the amount due to the Administrative Agent or such Lender that results in the Borrower paying an amount in excess of that necessary to discharge or satisfy any judgment, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall transfer or cause to be transferred to the Borrower the

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amount of such excess (net of any Taxes and reasonable and customary costs incurred in connection therewith).

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(c)For purposes of applying the rate of exchange under this Section 11.09, the amount of Judgment Currency converted shall include any premium and costs payable in connection with the purchase of Dollars.

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(a)If any Loan Document (or any provision of any Loan Document) other than the Notes is originally written in any language other than English, the version which is in English shall prevail in case of any discrepancy with any version in any other language.

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(b)Within one hundred twenty (120) days following the Agreement Date, the Borrower will provide to the Administrative Agent official translations into Spanish of the Loan Documents requested by the Administrative Agent for use in connection with any enforcement of remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in Colombia and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that such official Spanish translations shall govern for purposes of any such enforcement of remedies in Colombia, provided that for so long as the Borrower is acting in good faith to prepare such official translations, the Borrower may take up to an additional sixty (60) days after the expiration of such one hundred twenty (120) day period to complete such translations.

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11.11.Severability. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

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11.12.Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).

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11.13.Captions. The table of contents and captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

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11.14.Damages Waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no party shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim, on any theory of liability, for indirect, special, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.

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Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, trustees, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and instructed to keep such Confidential Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower or its obligations, (g) to its insurers and reinsurers, (h) with the consent of the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Confidential Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower, or (iii) is not, in the reasonable belief of the Administrative Agent including any such information in respect of which the Administrative Agent or any Lender reasonably believes that it is not bound by any confidential obligation (but in any event excluding any information furnished by the Borrower that is designated as confidential in writing). Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

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Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender acknowledges that (a) the Confidential Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material nonpublic information and for the handling of such material non-public information in accordance with Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities laws.

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11.16.Survival. The expiration or termination of this Agreement does not terminate or affect any obligation hereunder that either expressly or by its nature survives the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Such obligations include, but are not limited to, those described in Sections 2.09, 2.10, 4.01, 9, 10.06, 11.08, 11.09 and 11.14, which shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that no change in Applicable Law after the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall increase the Borrower’s obligations with respect to amounts paid prior to such expiration or termination.

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deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are and have been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, have not been, are not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent and the Lender and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

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11.18.Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

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11.19.Exequatur. A judgment obtained in a New York Court arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated thereby, will be enforced against the Borrower in the courts of Colombia; provided that such judgment has previously obtained an Exequatur, which is regulated by Colombian law.

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11.20.Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

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(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder that may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

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SCHEDULE 1

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EXISTING LIENS

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COMMITMENT

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ANNEX A

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REQUEST

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DISBURSEMENT REQUEST

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The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent

Agency Services

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

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Reference is made to the Loan Agreement dated as of August 17, 2021 (the “Agreement”) by and among ECOPETROL S.A. (the “Borrower”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meaning in this Disbursement Request.

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The Borrower hereby requests the Lenders to make a Disbursement to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of $[●] (the “Disbursement Amount”) on [[●][●], 2021] (the “Disbursement Date”) under the Agreement, as follows:

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DISBURSEMENT AMOUNT: $[●]

DISBURSEMENT DATE: [[●][●], 20[●]]

MATURITY DATE: [[●][●], 202[●]]

INTEREST PERIOD: 3 months

FIRST INTEREST PERIOD: From [    ]to [  ] (# of days)

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The Borrower hereby instructs the Administrative Agent to disburse the Loan to account No. account No. [●] with [●], ABA No. [●], Attn.: [●], on the Disbursement Date, by 12:00 p.m. New York time.

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The Borrower hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the Disbursement Date:

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¹ Disbursement Request to be delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days before the proposed Disbursement Date (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent acting upon the direction of the Lenders).

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(a)the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in Section 6 of the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Disbursement Date for this Disbursement both before and immediately after giving effect to the Disbursement and the application of the proceeds thereof other than any such representations or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a specific date other than the Disbursement Date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specific date; provided that representations and warranties qualified as to materiality are true and correct on and as of such date,

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(c)pursuant to Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the proceeds of the Disbursement Amount will be applied to the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance and attached as Annex 1 is a true, correct and complete copy of a favorable opinion of the National Planning Department (Departamento Nacional de Planeación) currently in full force and effect authorizing the Borrower to incur indebtedness.

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ANNEX B

FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE

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