giving of guarantees and, as a result, does not prevent the guarantees from being valid, binding and enforceable against the Guarantors, in the event any Guarantor is declared bankrupt or becomes subject to dissolution, liquidation, reorganization (concurso mercantil), bankruptcy (quiebra) or other similar proceeding, the guarantee of such Guarantor may be deemed to have been a fraudulent transfer and declared void, if it is determined that such Guarantor did not receive adequate consideration in exchange for such guarantee. If the guarantee of any Guarantor becomes unenforceable, debt securities of Coca-Cola FEMSA would effectively be subordinated to all liabilities and other obligations of such Guarantor. In addition, under Mexican law, the enforceability of a guarantee in a Mexican court is contingent on the genuineness, validity and enforceability of any principal underlying obligations.
The collection of interest on interest may not be enforceable in Mexico
Mexican law does not permit the collection of interest on interest and, as a result, the accrual of default interest, if any, on past due ordinary interest accrued in respect of the debt securities may be unenforceable in Mexico.
Developments in other countries may affect prices for the debt securities and adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing
The market value of securities of Mexican companies is, to varying degrees, influenced by economic and securities market conditions in other emerging market countries. Although economic conditions are different in each country, investors’ reaction to developments in one country can have effects on the securities of issuers in other countries, including Mexico. Crises in other countries may diminish investor interest in securities of Mexican issuers. For example, the ongoing military conflict involving Russia and Ukraine and the effect of the resulting economic sanctions imposed on Russia and certain Russian citizens and enterprises could adversely affect the market value of our securities. We cannot assure you that events elsewhere, especially in emerging markets, will not adversely affect the market value of the debt securities.
Changes in our credit ratings may adversely affect your investment in the debt securities
We currently expect that, prior to issuance, the debt securities will be rated by one or more rating agencies. The ratings of credit rating agencies assigned to the debt securities will not be recommendations to purchase, hold or sell securities, inasmuch as the ratings do not comment as to market prices or suitability for a particular investor, are limited in scope, and do not address all material risks relating to an investment in the securities, but rather reflect only the view of each rating agency at the time the rating is issued. An explanation of the significance of such ratings may be obtained from such rating agency. There can be no assurance that such credit ratings will remain in effect for any given period of time or that such ratings will not be lowered, suspended or withdrawn entirely by the rating agencies, if, in each rating agency’s judgment, circumstances so warrant, including as a result of increases in our leverage or any decline in our operating results. Actual or anticipated changes or downgrades in our credit ratings, including any announcement that our ratings are under further review for a downgrade, could affect the market value and liquidity of the debt securities.
Negative covenants in the indenture for the debt securities will have a limited effect
The indenture governing the debt securities and the guarantees thereof contains only limited negative covenants that apply to us and our significant subsidiaries. These covenants do not limit the amount of additional debt that we or the Guarantors may incur and do not require us or any Guarantor to maintain any financial ratios or specific levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flows or liquidity. In light of the limited negative covenants of the debt securities, our subsidiaries may incur substantial debt, and the holders of the debt securities will be structurally subordinated to that debt of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.
In addition, the limitation on liens and sales and leasebacks included in the indenture may have limited effect. Pursuant to such covenants of the indenture, subject to certain exceptions, we and our significant
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