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In compliance with the duties to disclose material information, and regarding incorrect data published in some media, Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A. (Grupo SURA) clarifies the following:
As part of the development of its corporate purpose and as an usual activity of its status as institutional investor, the Mexican pension fund Afore Sura S.A. de C.V., through the funds it manages, has acquired along with other institutional investors in Mexico, “Certificados Bursátiles Fiduciarios”, also known in the market as “CKDs”, which were issued by a trust that will invest in infrastructure projects in that country. This mechanism is similar to Private Equity funds in Colombia.
The total amount of the investment committed by Afore SURA is $ MXN 4,000 million (approximately USD 235 million).
This investment does not mean the incorporation of a subsidiary of Grupo SURA and therefore has no impact on its financial statements.