OMA Files U.S. Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and Mexican Registration Statement to Sell 82.6 Million OMA Shares in a Global
June 07 2013 - 10:12PM
Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:ICA) and
(NYSE:ICA), the largest infrastructure and construction company in
Mexico, and Mexican airport operator
Grupo Aeroportuario
del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA
(Nasdaq:OMAB); (BMV:OMA), announced today that OMA has commenced an
underwritten secondary public offering, subject to market and other
conditions. OMA is filing a preliminary prospectus supplement with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has filed a
registration statement and prospectus with Mexico's National
Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de
Valores, or CNBV) and the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de
Valores, S.A.B. de C.V., or BMV) relating to the sale of 82,608,696
of its Series B shares, without par value, directly or in the form
of American Depositary Shares (ADSs), currently held by Aeroinvest,
S.A. de C.V. (Aeroinvest), ICA's indirect wholly owned subsidiary.
Each OMA ADS represents eight Series B shares.
A total of 82,608,696 of OMA's Series B shares (directly or in
the form of ADSs) will be offered for sale through the offering in
Mexico and the offering in the United States and elsewhere outside
of Mexico. In addition, as part of the offering, ICA intends to
grant to the international underwriters and the Mexican
underwriters independent options to purchase up to 12,391,304
additional Series B shares. The registered shares represent
approximately 23.75% of OMA's total capital stock.
All of the Series B shares and ADSs are being sold by
Aeroinvest, which will receive all the proceeds of the offering.
OMA will not receive any proceeds from the offering, and its total
number of outstanding Series B shares will not change as a result
of the offering. ICA expects to retain a significant participation
and the controlling interest in OMA through its ownership of OMA's
Series BB shares.
The international offering of Series B shares (directly or in
the form of ADSs) is being made in the United States and elsewhere
outside of Mexico pursuant to an effective shelf registration
statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC. The international
offering of Series B shares (directly or in the form of ADSs) will
be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting BofA
Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, New York, New York, 10038, Attn.:
Prospectus Department or by email at
dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com. The concurrent offering of Series
B shares registered with the CNBV and BMV is being made in Mexico.
The Mexican registration statement and prospectus are available
from the BMV (www.bmv.com.mx) and the CNBV (www.cnbv.gob.mx).
This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
other jurisdiction.
This press release contains various "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking
statements can be identified by words such as "will," "may,"
"could," "expect," "anticipate," "believes," "intends," "should,"
"plans," "estimates," "approximate," "guidance" and similar
expressions in this press release that predict or indicate future
events and trends and that do not report historical matters,
although not all forward-looking statements contains these words.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties and may differ materially from actual results or
events due to various factors, including (with respect to ICA)
material changes in the performance or terms of its concessions,
ability to obtain additional debt or equity financing on attractive
terms, developments in legal proceedings, economic and political
conditions and government policies in Mexico or elsewhere,
inflation and exchange rates, regulatory developments, and customer
demand and competition; and (with respect to OMA) governmental
regulations governing airport operations, airport concessions, and
maximum rates, air traffic volumes, U.S. and global economic
activity, fuel prices, terrorist attacks, factors affecting Mexican
tourism, and tax claims asserted by municipalities. These and other
risk factors are set forth in ICA's and OMA's most recent filings
on Form 20-F and in any filings or submissions the companies have
made with the SEC subsequent to their most recent filings on Form
20-F. All forward-looking statements are based on information
available to ICA and OMA on the date hereof, and neither ICA nor
OMA assumes any obligation to update such statements.
About ICA
Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V., is Mexico's largest construction
and infrastructure operations company. ICA carries out large-scale
civil and industrial construction projects and operates a portfolio
of long-term assets, including airports, toll roads, water systems,
and real estate. Founded in 1947, lCA is listed on the Mexican and
New York Stock exchanges.
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 construction and infrastructure
operations 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).
CONTACT: For more information contact
ICA
Victor Bravo, CFO
vbravo@ica.mx
Gabriel de la Concha, CIO
gabriel.delaconcha@ica.mx
relacion.inversionistas@ica.mx
+52 (55) 5272 9991 ext.3696
OMA
Jose Luis Guerrero Cortes, CFO
jlguerrero@oma.aero
+52 (81) 8625 4300 ext. 308
In the United States:
Daniel Wilson, Zemi Communications
+1 (212) 689 9560
dbmwilson@zemi.com