MEXICO CITY, Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo
Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV:
ASUR) (ASUR), the first privatized airport group in
Mexico and operator of Cancun
Airport and eight other airports in southeast Mexico, as well as a JV partner in Aerostar
Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín
International Airport in San Juan,
today announced its subsidiary Aeropuerto de Cancun S.A de C.V. has
concluded the acquisition of a controlling stake of approximately
92.42% in Sociedad Operadora de Aeropuertos de Centro Norte, S.A. ("Airplan").
Airplan is the second-largest airport concession holder in
Colombia, with 10,361,612
passengers in 2016 and 5,157,800 passengers in the period from
January to June 2017. This
acquisition is an important strategic addition that allows ASUR to
enter the South American market by offering airport services
through six airports in Colombia.
The acquisition of Airplan is considered a corporate
restructuring in accordance with article 104, section IV of the
Securities Market Law, article 35 and Appendix P of the General
Provisions Applicable to Securities Issuers and Other Participants
in the Stock Market published by the Mexican National Banking and
Securities Commission (as amended from time to time, the "CNBV
Regulations"). Accordingly, ASUR is filing today an Information
Bulletin in accordance with CNBV Regulations.
About ASUR
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de
C.V. (ASUR) is a Mexican airport operator with concessions to
operate, maintain and develop the airports of Cancun, Merida, Cozumel, Villahermosa, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Huatulco, Tapachula and Minatitlan in the southeast of Mexico, as well as a 60% JV partner in
Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín
International Airport in San Juan, Puerto
Rico. The Company is listed both on the Mexican Bolsa, where
it trades under the symbol ASUR, and on the NYSE in the U.S., where
it trades under the symbol ASR. One ADS represents ten (10) series
B shares. For more information, visit www.asur.com.mx
Some of the statements contained in this press release
discuss future expectations or state other forward-looking
information. Those statements are subject to risks identified in
this press release and in ASUR's filings with the SEC. Actual
developments could differ significantly from those contemplated in
these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information
is based on various factors and was derived using numerous
assumptions. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made and, except as may be required by applicable
law, we do not have an obligation to update or revise them, whether
as a result of new information, future or otherwise.
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