GUADALAJARA, Mexico, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) (“the Company” or “GAP”) announces the following resolutions adopted at the Annual General Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings today, with a quorum of 85.01% and 85.14%, respectively:
ANNUAL GENERAL ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
I. In compliance with Article 28, Section IV of the Mexican Securities Market Law, the following were APPROVED:
- The Chief Executive Officer’s report regarding the results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, in accordance with Article 44, Section XI of the Mexican Securities Market Law and Article 172 of the Mexican General Corporations Law, together with the external auditor’s report, with respect to the Company on an unconsolidated basis in accordance with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards (“MFRS”), as well as with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), each based on the Company’s most recent financial statements under both standards, as well as the 2023 Sustainability Report.
- Board of Directors’ opinion to the Chief Executive Officer’s report.
- Board of Directors’ report in accordance with Article 172, clause b, of the Mexican General Corporations Law, regarding the Company’s main accounting policies and criteria, as well as the information used to prepare the Company’s financial statements.
- Report on transactions and activities undertaken by the Company’s board of directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, pursuant to the Mexican Securities Market Law.
- The annual report on the activities undertaken by the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee in accordance with Article 43 of the Mexican Securities Market Law, as well as the ratification of the actions of the various committees, and release from further obligations.
- Report on the Company’s compliance with tax obligations for the fiscal year from January 1 to December 31, 2022, and an instruction to Company officials to comply with tax obligations corresponding to the fiscal year from January 1 and ended December 31, 2023, in accordance with Article 26, Section III of the Mexican Fiscal Code.
II. RATIFICATION of the actions of our Board of Directors and officers and release from further obligations in the fulfillment of their duties.
III. APPROVAL of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year from January 1 to December 31, 2023, on an unconsolidated basis, in accordance with MFRS for purposes of calculating legal reserves, net income, fiscal effects related to dividend payments and capital reduction, as applicable. The financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS for their publication to financial markets, with respect to our operations that took place during the fiscal year from January 1 to December 31, 2023, and APPROVAL of the external auditor’s report regarding both aforementioned financial statements.
IV. APPROVAL that from the Company’s net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, reported in its unconsolidated financial statements, presented in agenda item III above and audited in accordance with MFRS, the allocation of 5% (FIVE PERCENT) towards increasing the Company’s legal reserves, in accordance with Article 20 of the Mexican General Law of Commercial Corporations, with the remaining balance to be allocated to the account for net income pending allocation.
V. APPROVAL of the cancellation of any amounts outstanding under the share repurchase program approved at the Annual General Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting that took place on April 13, 2023, which amounts to Ps. 2,500,000,000.00 (TWO BILLION FIVE HUNDRED MILLION PESOS 00/100 M.N.), and the APPROVAL of Ps. 2,500,000,000.00 (TWO BILLION FIVE HUNDRED MILLION PESOS 00/100 M.N.) as the maximum amount to be allocated towards the repurchase of the Company’s shares or credit instruments that represent such shares for the 12-month period following April 25, 2024, in accordance with Article 56, Section IV of the Mexican Securities Market Law.
VI. RATIFICATION AND DESIGNATION of the four members of the Board of Directors and their respective alternates appointed by the Series BB shareholders as follows:
| Proprietary members | Alternate members | |
| Laura Diez-Barroso Azcárraga | Mónica Sánchez Navarro Rivera Torres | |
| Emilio Rotondo Inclán | Ignacio Castejón Hernández | |
| Juan Gallardo Thurlow | Alejandro Cortina Gallardo | |
| Claudia Laviada Diez-Barroso | Carlos Manuel Porrón Suárez | |
VII. It is registered that there was no designation of person(s) that will serve as member(s) of the Company’s Board of Directors, by any holder or group of holders of Series B shares that owns, individually or collectively, 10% or more of the Company’s capital stock.
VIII. RATIFICATION of Carlos Cárdenas Guzmán, Ángel Losada Moreno, Joaquín Vargas Guajardo, Juan Diez-Canedo Ruíz, Luis Téllez Kuenzler, Alejandra Palacios Prieto and Alejandra Yazmín Soto Ayech, as members of the Board of Directors, designated by the Series “B” shareholders.
As of this date, the Board of Directors will be comprised as follows:
| Proprietary members | Alternate members | |
| Laura Diez-Barroso Azcárraga | Mónica Sánchez Navarro Rivera Torres | |
| Emilio Rotondo Inclán | Ignacio Castejón Hernández | |
| Juan Gallardo Thurlow | Alejandro Cortina Gallardo | |
| Claudia Laviada Diez-Barroso | Carlos Manuel Porrón Suárez | |
| Carlos Cárdenas Guzmán | Not applicable | |
| Ángel Losada Moreno | Not applicable | |
| Joaquín Vargas Guajardo | Not applicable | |
| Juan Diez-Canedo Ruíz | Not applicable | |
| Luis Téllez Kuenzler | Not applicable | |
| Alejandra Palacios Prieto | Not applicable | |
| Alejandra Yazmín Soto Ayech | Not applicable | |
IX. RATIFICATION of Mrs. Laura Diez-Barroso Azcárraga as Chairwoman of the Company’s Board of Directors, and the designation of Mrs. Mónica Sánchez Navarro Rivera Torres as Alternate, in accordance with Article 16 of the Company’s by-laws.
X. APPROVAL of (i) the compensation paid to the members of the Company’s Board of Directors during the 2023 fiscal year and (ii) the compensation to be paid to the Company’s Board of Directors for the 2024 fiscal year proposed by the Compensation and Nominations Committee.
XI. RATIFICATION of Mr. Luis Tellez Kuenzler, as member of our Board of Directors designated by the Series B shareholders to serve as a member of the Company’s Nominations and Compensation Committee, in accordance with Article 28 of the Company’s bylaws.
XII. RATIFICATION of Mr. Carlos Cárdenas Guzmán as President of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee. The Audit and Corporate Practices Committee will be comprised as follows:
| Carlos Cárdenas Guzmán, President | |
| Ángel Losada Moreno, Member | |
| Joaquín Vargas Guajardo, Member | |
XIII. It was INFORMED the report concerning compliance with Article 29 of the Company’s bylaws regarding acquisitions of goods or services or contracting of projects or asset sales that are equal to or greater than US$ 3,000,000.00 (THREE MILLION U.S. DOLLARS), or its equivalent in Mexican pesos or other legal tender in circulation outside Mexico, or, if applicable, regarding transactions with relevant shareholders.
XIV. APPROVAL of special delegates that can appear before a notary public to formalize the resolutions adopted at this meeting.
EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
I. APPROVAL to reduce the Company’s shareholders’ equity by Ps. 13.86 (THIRTEEN PESOS 86/100 M.N.) per share outstanding and to be paid within the 12 (TWELVE) months following its approval, and, as a consequence of this reduction, the necessary amendment to Article Six of the Company’s by-laws.
II. APPROVAL to perform all corporate legal formalities required, including the amendment of SIXTH Article of the Company’s by-laws, derived from the adoption of resolutions at this Shareholders’ Meeting, to read as follows “SIXTH ARTICLE.- Common Stock. The common stock will be variable. The minimum fixed part of the capital is Ps. 1,194,389,984.16 (ONE BILLION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR PESOS 16/100 M.N.), represented by 505,277,464 (FIVE HUNDRED FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR) ordinary shares, nominative, of Class I and without expression of nominal value, fully subscribed and paid”.
III. APPROVAL of special delegates that can appear before a notary public to formalize the resolutions adopted at this meeting.
Company Description
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) operates 12 airports throughout Mexico’s Pacific region, including the major cities of Guadalajara and Tijuana, the four tourist destinations of Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, La Paz and Manzanillo, and six other mid-sized cities: Hermosillo, Guanajuato, Morelia, Aguascalientes, Mexicali and Los Mochis. In February 2006, GAP’s shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PAC” and on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GAP”. In April 2015, GAP acquired 100% of Desarrollo de Concesiones Aeroportuarias, S.L., which owns a majority stake in MBJ Airports Limited, a company operating Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In October 2018, GAP entered into a concession agreement for the operation of Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica, and took control of the operation in October 2019.
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In accordance with Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Article 42 of the “Ley del Mercado de Valores”, GAP has implemented a “whistleblower” program, which allows complainants to anonymously and confidentially report suspected activities that involve criminal conduct or violations. The telephone number in Mexico, facilitated by a third party responsible for collecting these complaints, is 800 04 ETICA (38422) or WhatsApp +52 55 6538 5504. The website is www.lineadedenunciagap.com or by email at denuncia@lineadedenunciagap.com. GAP’s Audit Committee will be notified of all complaints for immediate investigation.
| Alejandra Soto, Investor Relations and Social Responsibility Officer | asoto@aeropuertosgap.com.mx |
| Gisela Murillo, Investor Relations | gmurillo@aeropuertosgap.com.mx/+52 33 3880 1100 ext. 20294 |
