OMA’s Board of Directors proposes Ps. 1.25 per share capital reduction for approval by Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Monterrey, Mexico, March 20, 2012—Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (NASDAQ: OMAB; BMV: OMA), announced that its Board of Directors approved a proposal to be presented at the Company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to distribute Ps. 1.25 per share in cash through a capital reduction, without cancellation of any shares. Payment would be made on July 18, 2012. The Annual Shareholders Meeting will take place on April 18, 2012, and the call for the shareholders’ meeting will be published in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws.
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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 and commercial areas 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, please visit us at:
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