MONTERREY, Mexico, May 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (Nasdaq: OMAB ) (BMV: OMA ), announces details for the payment of the first of four capital reduction payments that were approved by its shareholders.
The Annual General Shareholders' Meeting in its extraordinary session on April 10, 2014 approved reduction of the Company's capital by Ps. 1,200 million, by means of a reimbursement to shareholders to be paid in four installments.
The first payment of Ps. 400 million, or Ps. 1.00 per share, will be paid on May 20, 2014, against delivery of coupon 29.
Payment will be made at the offices of the share depositary, S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V. (INDEVAL), Reforma No. 255, 3er. piso, Colonia Cuauhtémoc 06500, Mexico City, D.F. Mexico, on Monday-Friday from 9:30am to 1pm.
Payment will be made to shareholders registered in OMA's share registry maintained by INDEVAL, or to others who demonstrate their ownership of shares or certificates in accordance with Mexico's Securities Markets Law.
The record date for payment will be May 19, 2014, for owners of shares as well as holders of American Depositary Shares (ADSs).
The remaining Ps. 800 million will be paid in three installments: Ps. 300 million, or Ps. 0.75 per share, to be paid on or before July 31, 2014, against delivery of coupon 30; Ps. 300 million, or Ps. 0.75 per share, to be paid on or before September 30, 2014, against delivery of coupon 31; and a final installment of Ps. 200 million, or Ps. 0.50 per share, to be paid on or before November 30, 2014, against delivery of coupon 32.
This press release may contain forward-looking information and statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements are only predictions based on our current information and expectations and projections about future events. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "estimate," or similar expressions. While OMA's management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of OMA, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our most recent annual report filed on Form 20-F under the caption "Risk Factors." OMA undertakes no obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
About OMA
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, operates 13 international airports in nine states of central and northern Mexico. OMA's airports serve Monterrey, Mexico's third largest metropolitan area, the tourist destinations of Acapulco, Mazatlán, and Zihuatanejo, and nine other regional centers and border cities. OMA also operates a hotel inside Terminal 2 of the Mexico City airport. OMA employs over 1,000 persons in order to offer passengers and clients, airport and commercial services in facilities that comply with all applicable international safety, security standards, and ISO 9001:2008. OMA's strategic shareholder members are ICA, Mexico's largest engineering, procurement, and construction company, and Aéroports de Paris Management, subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris, the second largest European airports operator. OMA is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (OMA) and on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (OMAB). For more information, visit
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