Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A. (Grupo SURA) hereby announces that today at a Shareholders' Meeting of EPS Suramericana S.A. ("EPS SURA"), a subsidiary of Suramericana S.A. ("Suramericana") approval was issued for filing a request before the National Superintendency of Health Care for authorization to carry out a Progressive Dismantling Program under the terms established in the applicable regulations[1], which shall allow for its organized exit from the Colombian health care system.
This decision does not impact Grupo SURA´s sound position, solvency and liquidity as well as those of its subsidiary Suramericana, considering that EPS SURA has allocated 100% of the profits obtained over the last 15 years to bolstering its equity and, therefore, has not provided any dividends during this period.
For further information, please refer to the relevant information published by Suramericana S.A. on this subject.
[1] Numeral 12 of Article 113 of the Organic Statute of the Financial System and Articles 2.5.5.5.3.1.1.1. et seq. of Decree 780 of 2016.