Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. General Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

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Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (NYSE: PAC) has announced its General Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for April 24, 2025, at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico. Key agenda items include:

- Review of 2024 financial results and sustainability report
- Approval of net income allocation of Ps. 8.28 billion to retained earnings
- Proposed dividend of Ps. 16.84 per share from retained earnings of Ps. 18.86 billion
- Renewal of share repurchase program for Ps. 2.5 billion

The meeting will also address board member appointments, compensation, and audit committee matters. Shareholders must register and obtain admission cards to attend, with the share registry closing three business days prior to the meeting.

Positive

• Strong net income of Ps. 8.28 billion for FY2024
• Substantial dividend distribution of Ps. 16.84 per share
• Healthy retained earnings of Ps. 18.86 billion
• Continuation of share repurchase program with Ps. 2.5 billion allocation

Negative

• None.

Insights

Financial Analyst

GAP's announcement reveals significant shareholder returns on the horizon with a proposed Ps.16.84 per share dividend to be distributed from its Ps.18.86 billion retained earnings account. This substantial cash return will be payable in installments over 12 months, providing a steady income stream to investors.

The company reported strong financial results with Ps.8.28 billion in net income for fiscal year 2024, which will be entirely allocated to increasing retained earnings rather than legal reserves. This strategic allocation indicates management's confidence in their cash position while maintaining regulatory compliance, as their legal reserves already exceed the 20% statutory requirement.

Additionally, GAP is refreshing its share repurchase program with a Ps.2.5 billion authorization for the next 12 months, identical in size to the previous program being canceled. This repurchase capacity represents approximately 2.6% of GAP's current market capitalization, providing potential support for the stock price.

The combination of robust earnings, substantial dividend payout, and continued share repurchase authorization signals management's strong confidence in GAP's financial health and operational stability across its portfolio of airports in Mexico and Jamaica. These shareholder-friendly capital allocation decisions demonstrate a balanced approach between returning value to shareholders and maintaining flexibility for future growth opportunities.

Investment Strategist

This shareholder meeting announcement contains three key financial elements that merit investor attention: substantial earnings, significant dividend distribution, and share repurchase continuation.

First, GAP's Ps.8.28 billion net income demonstrates the company's strong operational performance in 2024. The airport operator's decision to move excess legal reserves to retained earnings while planning substantial shareholder returns indicates a mature business generating cash beyond its reinvestment needs.

Second, the Ps.16.84 per share dividend represents a meaningful return of capital. For context, at the current share price of $188.50, this dividend would yield approximately 8.9% (when converted from pesos to dollars), positioning GAP as an attractive income investment in the infrastructure sector.

Third, maintaining the share repurchase program at Ps.2.5 billion provides a secondary mechanism for capital return and potential price support. The company's ability to simultaneously fund substantial dividends and share repurchases from existing resources highlights its robust free cash flow generation.

For airport operators, this level of shareholder returns is particularly notable given the capital-intensive nature of infrastructure businesses. GAP's financial flexibility suggests its 14 airports across Mexico and Jamaica are operating efficiently with near-term capital requirements, allowing for this investor-friendly capital allocation strategy.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, March 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) (“the Company” or “GAP”) announced the following:

Pursuant to a resolution adopted by our board of directors on February 24, 2025, and in accordance with Articles 180, 181, 182 and other applicable articles of the Mexican General Corporate Law and Article 35 of the Company’s by-laws, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. invites its shareholders to the General Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on April 24, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. in Ballroom 3, 3rd floor of the Hilton Midtown Hotel, located at Av. López Mateos 2405-300, Col. Italia Providencia, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to discuss the following:

ANNUAL GENERAL ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
AGENDA

I. In compliance with Article 28, Section IV of the Mexican Securities Market Law, the following will be presented and, if applicable, submitted for approval:

1. The Chief Executive Officer’s report regarding the results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, in accordance with Article 44, Section XI of the Mexican Securities Market Law and Article 172 of the Mexican General Corporate 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 2024 Sustainability Report.
   
   
2. Board of directors’ opinion to the Chief Executive Officer’s report.
   
   
3. Board of directors’ report in accordance with Article 172, clause b, of the Mexican General Corporate Law, regarding the Company’s main accounting policies and criteria, as well as the information used to prepare the Company’s financial statements.
   
   
4. Report on transactions and activities undertaken by the Company’s board of directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, pursuant to the Mexican Securities Market Law. 
   
   
5. 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.
   
   
6. Report on the Company’s compliance with tax obligations for the fiscal year from January 1 to December 31, 2023, and an instruction to Company officials to comply with tax obligations corresponding to the fiscal year from January 1 and ended December 31, 2024, in accordance with Article 26, Section III of the Mexican Fiscal Code.
   

II. As a result of the reports in item I above, ratification of the actions of our board of directors and management and release from further obligations in the fulfillment of their duties.

III. Presentation, discussion, and submission for approval of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year from January 1 to December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, and approval of the external auditor’s report regarding both aforementioned financial statements.

IV. Proposal to approve from the Company’s net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, reported in its unconsolidated financial statements, presented in the agenda item III above and audited in accordance with MFRS, which was Ps. 8,279,790,417.00 (EIGHT BILLION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTEEN PESOS 00/100 M.N.), the allocation of the entire amount towards increasing the Company’s retained earnings account, without separating an amount for the Company’s legal reserves, given that the account currently represents more than 20% of the historical common stock of the Company, thereby meeting the requirement established in Article 20 of the Mexican General Corporate Law. In addition, proposal to cancel from the Company’s current legal reserves such amount exceeding 20% of the historical common stock of the Company, in accordance with the requirements established in Articles 20 and 21 of the Mexican General Corporate Law and allocating said excess amount to the Company’s retained earnings account.

V. Presentation, discussion and submission for approval that from the retained earnings account which amounts to a total of Ps. 18,864,285,272.00 (EIGHTEEN BILLION EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO PESOS 00/100 M.N.), a dividend be declared equal to Ps.16.84 (SIXTEEN PESOS 84/100 M.N.) pesos per share, to be paid to the holders of each share outstanding on the payment date, excluding any shares repurchased by the Company in accordance with Article 56 of the Mexican Securities Market Law; any amounts of retained earnings account remaining after the payment of such dividend will remain in the retained earnings account. The dividend will be payable in one or more installments within 12 (twelve) months after April 24, 2025.

VI. Cancellation of any amounts outstanding under the Share Repurchase Program approved at the General Ordinary Shareholders’ Meetings that took place on April 25, 2024, amounting to Ps. 2,500,000,000.00 (TWO BILLION FIVE HUNDRED MILLION PESOS 00/100 M.N.). Additionally, 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 toward the repurchase of the Company’s shares or credit instruments that represent such shares for the 12-month period following April 24, 2025, in accordance with Article 56, Section IV of the Mexican Securities Market Law. 

VII. The report regarding the designation or ratification of the four members of the board of directors and their respective alternates named by the Series BB shareholders.

VIII. Ratification and/or designation of the persons that will serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors, as designated by any holder or group of holders of Series B shares that owns, individually or collectively, 10% or more of the Company’s common stock.

IX. Ratification and/or designation of the persons that will serve as members of the Company’s board of directors, as designated by the Series B shareholders and certification of independence.

X. Ratification and/or designation of the Chairman of the Company’s board of directors, in accordance with Article 16 of the Company’s by-laws.

XI. Ratification of the compensation paid to the members of the Company’s board of directors during the 2024 fiscal year and determination of the compensation to be paid in 2025.

XII. Ratification and/or designation of the 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.

XIII. Ratification and/or designation of the President of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee.

XIV. 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.

XV. Appointment and designation of special delegates to appear before a notary public and present the resolutions adopted at this meeting for formalization. Adoption of the resolutions deemed necessary or convenient in order to fulfill the decisions adopted in relation to the preceding agenda items.

Shareholders are reminded that in accordance with Article 36 of the Company’s by-laws, only those shareholders registered in the Company’s share registry as holders of one or more of the Company’s shares will be admitted into the shareholders’ meetings, and they will be admitted only if they have obtained an admission card. The share registry will close three (3) business days prior to the date of this meeting.

In order to attend the meeting, at least one (1) business day prior to the meeting: (i) shareholders must deposit with the Company their stock certificates, shares or a receipt of deposit of shares from S.D. Indeval Institución para el Depósito de Valores, S.A. de C.V. (“Indeval”) or from a local or foreign financial institution, and (ii) brokerage firms and other depositors at Indeval should present a listing containing the name, address, nationality and number of shares of the shareholders they will represent at the meeting.  In exchange for these documents, the Company will issue, in accordance with the Company’s bylaws, an admission card and/or the forms required under Article 49, Section III of the Mexican Securities Market Law in order to be represented.  In order to attend the meeting, shareholders must present the admission card and/or the corresponding form.

Shares deposited in order to gain admittance to these meetings will only be returned, via a voucher that will have been given to the shareholder or his/her representative.

Shareholders may be represented by proxy at the meetings by any person designated by a power of attorney signed before two witnesses or as otherwise authorized by law. However, concerning the Company’s capital stock traded on a stock exchange, the proxy or proxies may only verify their identities via Company forms.  These will be available to all shareholders, including any stockbrokers, during the time period specified in Article 173 of the Mexican General Corporate Law.

Following the publication of this announcement, all shareholders and their legal representatives will have free and immediate access to all information and documents related to each of the topics included in the meeting agendas, as well as all proxy forms that must be presented by persons representing shareholders. These documents will be available at the Company’s offices located at Av. Mariano Otero #1249-B, 6th Floor, Col. Rinconada del Bosque, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44530 or at Arquímedes #19, 4th Floor, Col. Bosque de Chapultepec, C.P. 11580, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico 11580.

Shareholders are invited to contact the Company should they need any additional information. 

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.

This press release contains references to EBITDA, a financial performance measure not recognized under IFRS and which does not purport to be an alternative to IFRS measures of operating performance or liquidity. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on non-GAAP financial measures such as EBITDA, as these have limitations as analytical tools and should be considered as a supplement to, not a substitute for, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with IFRS.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts and are based on management’s current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance, and financial results. The words “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “expects”, “plans” and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations, and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to several risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends, or results will occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

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

FAQ

What is the dividend amount proposed by PAC for shareholders in 2025?

PAC proposed a dividend of Ps. 16.84 per share, to be paid from retained earnings within 12 months after April 24, 2025.

How much is PAC allocating for its share repurchase program in 2025?

PAC is allocating Ps. 2.5 billion for its share repurchase program for the 12-month period following April 24, 2025.

What was PAC's net income for fiscal year 2024?

PAC reported a net income of Ps. 8,279,790,417.00 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

When and where will PAC hold its 2025 Annual Shareholders Meeting?

PAC will hold its Annual Shareholders Meeting on April 24, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico.