​ In compliance with the duties to disclose material information, Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A. hereby announces that its Board of Directors at a meeting held today, authorized the management of the Company to issue bonds, directly or through any of its subsidiaries (Grupo SURA acting as guarantor), for up to a total amount of USD 600 million. ​ The procedes of the issuance shall be used mainly to repay the bridge loan taken last February and duly informed to the market.​