MONTERREY, Mexico, March 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (Nasdaq:OMAB), known as OMA, issued today a call for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held April 3, 2008 in Mexico City.
Among other matters, the shareholders will be asked to approve the following:
* a dividend declaration for the 2007 results for Ps. 434 million, to be paid in four equal quarterly installments, and * the use of up to Ps. 300 million to repurchase its own shares.
For more information please contact the Secretaria del Consejo de Administracion, Mineria Numero 130, Edificio Central, piso 1, comedor 2, colonia Escandon, C.P.11800, Mexico, D.F., on Monday-Friday from 9:00am to 2:00pm and from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
The text of the shareholders meeting call follows:
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO NORTE, S.A.B. DE C.V.
SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING CALL
The Board of Directors of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte,
S.A.B. de C.V., in accordance with articles 28, section IV and 42 of
the Mexican Stock Exchange Law ("Ley del Mercado de Valores"), and
its related Articles 181, 182, 183, 186 and 187 of the Mexican
General Law of Commercial Corporations ("Ley General de Sociedades
Mercantiles") and articles Thirty-Five, Thirty-Six and Thirty-Seven
of the Bylaws of the Company, hereby calls its shareholders to attend
the General Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting
to be held at 9:00 a.m. on the 3rd day of April, 2008 at Mineria No.
130, Colonia Escandon, 11800 Mexico City, D.F., Mexico, to transact
the following matters:
AGENDA
I. Report from the Board of Directors in terms of Article 28,
section IV, paragraph "d" and "e" of the Mexican Stock Exchange
Law regarding the fiscal year ended as of December 31, 2007.
II. Reports and opinions referred to in paragraphs "a", "b", "c"
and "e" of Article 28, section IV of the Mexican Stock Exchange
Law, including the Fiscal Report.
III. Discuss, approve, and as appropriate, amend the report
mentioned in items I and II above. Resolutions in this regard.
IV. Allocate net income, increase reserves, authorize resources for
the acquisition of own shares and, as appropriate, make
declaration of dividends. Resolutions in this regard.
V. Discuss and approve, as appropriate, a proposal to amend the
dividend policy.
VI. Appointment or ratification, as appropriate, of the members of
the Board of Directors, alternates and Chairmen of Special
Committees.
VII. Discuss and approve, as appropriate, a proposal to pay
remuneration to members of the Board of Directors and Special
Committees.
VIII. Discuss and approve, as appropriate, a proposal to amend in
their entirety the Company's bylaws.
IX. Appoint Special Delegates to carry out all resolutions adopted
by the meeting, and formalize them where appropriate.
Resolutions in this regard.
In order to be entitled to attend the Shareholders' Meeting,
shareholders shall obtain an entry pass issued and delivered by the
Secretary of the Company at the address herein mentioned and under
the following terms:
a. Shareholders must be registered in the Share Registry of the
Company or validate the ownership of their shares or certificates
pursuant to articles 290 and 293 of the Mexican Stock Exchange
Law. The Share Registry will be closed to new entries three
business days prior to the Shareholders' Meeting and will remain
closed during the Shareholders' Meeting.
b. Shareholders shall deposit their share certificates as provided
in paragraph (a) above, at the offices of the Company mentioned
herein, or at S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V., Institucion para el
Deposito de Valores, or at any national or foreign banking
institution, and exhibit to the Company the documents evidencing
such deposit issued by the respective institution for such
purposes.
c. Shareholders may attend the Shareholders' Meeting in person or by
a proxy carrying a power-of-attorney signed by two witnesses or
by a proxy form in accordance with Section III, Article 49 of the
Mexican Stock Exchange Law, or by any other method of
representation authorized by this Law; therefore, the
shareholders shall, as appropriate, in addition to the deposit
certificate mentioned in paragraph (b), enclose the proxy form
referred to herein. Said proxy form is available from the
Secretary of the Company upon request.
d. Brokerage firms and other financial institutions, for purposes of
obtaining an entry pass, shall send in advance via an e-mail
notice addressed to ir@oma.aero, a list (in Excel format)
containing the name, address, nationality and number of shares of
the shareholders represented.
The entry pass may be obtained by the shareholder once the respective
deposit certificate, proxy form and the list of holders representing
such shares described above are submitted to the Company no later
than one business day prior to the Meeting date.
The share certificates duly deposited with the Company by the
shareholders for attendance purposes will be returned upon the
adjournment of the Meeting and by returning the voucher duly issued
to the shareholder or its representative.
Further note that proxy forms, entry passes and supporting
documentation, which will be required for the adoption of resolutions
during the Meeting duly called hereby, shall be available to
shareholders duly registered in the Share Registry of the Company or
to those that duly validate their share or certificate ownership as
provided in terms of articles 290 and 293 of the Stock Exchange Law,
presented to the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Company
at its offices located at Mineria No. 145, Central Building, first
floor, conference room number 2, Colonia Escandon, 11800 Mexico City,
D.F., Mexico, available from Monday through Friday from 9:00AM to
2:00PM and 4:00PM to 7:00PM.
Mexico City, D.F., on the 14th day of March 2008.
(Signed)
Manuel De La Torre Melendez
Secretary to the Board of Directors
Other supplementary materials are available on the Company's website, http://ir.oma.aero, or at the offices of the Company.
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, Mazatlan, and Zihuatanejo, and nine other regional centers and border cities. OMA employs over 900 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 9001:2000. OMA's strategic shareholder members are ICA, Mexico's largest engineering, procurement, and construction company, and Aeroports de Paris Management, subsidiary of Aeroports 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). Please visit our website, www.oma.aero.