A reconciliation of the adjustments made to net income for the recognition of the fair value of embedded derivatives is as follows:
As discussed in Note 1, in 2002, the Company established a new subsidiary, Pacífico Cargo, which was to provide cargo and storage services to certain courier and freight companies at the Guadalajara airport. Accordingly, the subsidiary incurred various costs, including salaries, feasibility and marketing studies, insurance and various legal costs related to the opening the facility. As of December 31, 2006, Pacífico Cargo was liquidated and the administration of the cargo operation will be performance by the Guadalajara International Airport.
(vi) Legal gain contingency
As described in Note 15.a to the financial statements under MFRS, in May 2005 the Company paid a fine to the Mexican Treasury Department for Ps. 11,446 (nominal pesos) related to its request for refund on the taxes paid on dividends. Based on the advice of its legal counsel, the Company determined that such fine had no legal basis and as such, in the financial statements under MFRS, recorded the amount paid as a recoverable asset.
Under U.S. GAAP, such fine is considered a gain contingency. As realization of this amount is not assured beyond a reasonable doubt, recognition as an asset under U.S. GAAP is prohibited. Accordingly, the amount was included in other expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005.
(vii) Recoverable income taxes
As discussed in Note 15.a to the financial statements under MFRS, in 2002 the Company paid dividends, which generated Ps. 90,512 of income tax that was paid by the Company in 2002. As of December 31, 2002, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset for the income taxes paid, as the amount can be used to offset future income tax payable.
Additionally, based on the advice of its legal counsel, the Company was also entitled to a refund of such amount, which, under MFRS, was recorded as a recoverable income tax asset with a corresponding credit to income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Under U.S. GAAP, the recoverable income tax asset is considered a gain contingency. As realization is not assured beyond a reasonable doubt, recognition as an asset under U.S. GAAP is prohibited. Accordingly, for the year ended December 31, 2002, the recognition of the deferred tax asset of Ps. 90,514 is eliminated, resulting in a reconciling item in the reconciliation of stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.
As mentioned in Note 15.a, in November 2005, the Aguascalientes airport recovered Ps. 5,022 (Ps. 4,826 nominal pesos) to this recoverable income tax. Accordingly, this amount is included as other income in the U.S. GAAP reconciliation for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Furthermore, in June 2006 the La Paz airport canceled Ps. 5,104 from the recoverable tax asset as a result of an unfavorable court resolution, as described in Note 15.a. Because this asset did not exist for purposes of U.S. GAAP, for purposes of the reconciliation, the amount is added back to income tax in the U.S. GAAP reconciliation for the year ended December 31, 2006.
(viii) Deferred income taxes
Under MFRS, the Company recognizes income taxes based on Bulletin D-4,Accounting for Income Taxes, Asset Taxes and Statutory Employee Profit Sharing, which requires the application of a methodology similar to SFAS No. 109,Accounting for Income Taxes(SFAS No. 109).
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The deferred tax adjustments required to reconcile net income and stockholders’ equity under MFRS to U.S. GAAP as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 result from the differences in accounting for the cost of airport concessions, amortization of assets under concession, recognition of the fair value of embedded derivative instruments, effects of the removal of the transition obligation for severance payments and the effect of preoperating costs, as explained in previous paragraphs.
For U.S. GAAP purposes, there is no accounting basis for the airport concessions. However, a tax basis exists for Mexican statutory tax purposes, which results in an increase to the long-term deferred tax asset related to concessions. Additionally, because of the difference in the amortization rates of land for purposes of U.S. GAAP and MFRS, a different accounting basis exists under each set of accounting principles, thereby decreasing the long-term deferred tax asset recorded in the financial statements under MFRS. The effect was an increase to the deferred tax asset of Ps. 4,926,233 and Ps. 5,039,380 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and a related charge to net income of Ps. 113,146, Ps. 117,438 and Ps. 840,638 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Under both MFRS and U.S. GAAP, the change in the deferred tax asset resulting from the effects of accounting for inflation is recorded as a component of income tax expense.
Under MFRS, net deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current. Under U.S. GAAP classification is based on the classification of the related asset or liability for financial reporting. A reconciliation of the net deferred income tax asset from MFRS to U.S. GAAP and the composition of the net deferred income tax asset under U.S. GAAP at December 31 are as follows:
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Net deferred income tax asset under MFRS | | Ps. | 686,607 | | Ps. | 730,465 | |
Effect of cost of airport concessions | | | 4,871,261 | | | 4,991,865 | |
Effect of amortization of assets under concession (“rights to use airport facilities” under MFRS) | | | 54,972 | | | 47,515 | |
Effect of embedded derivatives | | | 18,458 | | | 16,107 | |
Effect of removal of transition obligation for severance payments | | | 7,488 | | | — | |
Effect of preoperating costs | | | 7,212 | | | 5,622 | |
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Net deferred income tax asset under U.S. GAAP | | Ps. | 5,645,998 | | Ps. | 5,791,575 | |
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Trade accounts receivable | | Ps. | 11,016 | | Ps. | 9,912 | |
Embedded derivative instruments | | | 166 | | | 269 | |
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Airport concessions and assets under concession (“rights to use airport facilities” under MFRS) | | Ps. | 5,239,620 | | Ps. | 5,448,574 | |
Embedded derivative instruments | | | 13,112 | | | 11,157 | |
Tax loss carryforwards | | | 204,955 | | | 109,146 | |
Recoverable tax on assets | | | 685,386 | | | 763,679 | |
Preoperating costs | | | 7,212 | | | 5,622 | |
Transition obligation for severance liability | | | 8,334 | | | — | |
Valuation allowance for recoverable tax on assets paid | | | (442,670 | ) | | (509,642 | ) |
Valuation allowance for tax loss carryforwards | | | (81,133 | ) | | (47,142 | ) |
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Previously, the Company considered the portion of the deferred tax asset related to its concessions that would reverse in the following year, as a result of fiscal amortization, to be a current asset. This was determined given that for U.S. GAAP purposes, no asset existed for financial reporting purposes to which the deferred tax asset related, as discussed in SFAS No. 109, and accordingly, it was classified based on the expected reversal date. However, the Company has subsequently determined that although no asset exists for financial reporting purposes, the true nature of the event that gives rise to the deferred tax asset is the existence of a long-term benefit and has therefore classified the full deferred tax asset related to concessions as long-term. The current deferred tax asset for 2005 was also reclassified in order to provide comparability; such reclassification does not result in a material difference in disclosure from amounts previously reported.
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A reconciliation of the Mexican statutory tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate under U.S. GAAP is as follows:
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Effect of permanent differences | | | 1 | % | | (1 | )% | | 1 | % |
Effects of inflation | | | 1 | % | | 1 | % | | 2 | % |
Effect of change in statutory rate on deferred income taxes | | | — | | | — | | | 64 | % |
Cancellation of valuation allowance | | | (11 | %) | | — | | | — | |
Change in valuation allowance | | | 10 | % | | 9 | % | | 10 | % |
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As set forth in the table above, the primary reason for the decrease in the effective rate from 110% in 2004 to 39% in 2005 is the effect of change in statutory rates, as mandated by the Mexican tax authorities in December 2004. The primary reason for the decrease in the effective rate from 39% in 2005 to 30% in 2006 is the effect of the benefit from the favorable resolution of the recoverable tax on asset discussed in Note 15.b.
(ix) Statutory employee profit sharing
Under MFRS, statutory employee profit sharing expense is reported along with the Company’s income tax expense. Additionally, deferred statutory employee profit sharing is only recognized when it can be reasonably assumed a liability or benefit will be generated and that circumstances will not change in such a way that the liability will not be paid.
Under U.S. GAAP, statutory employee profit sharing is recorded as a component of operating costs. Accordingly, this difference, which does not affect net income (loss) for U.S. GAAP purposes, would decrease income tax expense and increase operating costs by Ps. 1,445, Ps. 696 and Ps. 802 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires that deferred statutory employee profit sharing be calculated using a balance sheet methodology, similar to that of SFAS No. 109, the resulting liability determined as the difference between the assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the assets and liabilities determined in accordance with the Mexican law related to employee profit sharing. The Company has not recorded a liability related to deferred statutory employee profit sharing as the amount is not considered significant.
(x) Severance benefits
Under MFRS, as mentioned in Notes 3.a and 11, effective January 1, 2005, the Company adopted the revised provisions to Bulletin D-3, which require the recognition of a liability for severance payments, calculated based on actuarial computations. The same recognition criteria under U.S. GAAP is established in SFAS No. 112,Employers’ Accounting for Postemployment Benefits, which has been effective since 1994. The Company had not previously recorded an
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amount under U.S. GAAP as it believed that an obligation could not be reasonably quantified nor was it considered to be a material amount, given the low seniority of the Company’s employees.
Beginning in 2005, the Company applies the same considerations as required by MFRS to recognize the severance indemnity liability for U.S. GAAP purposes. In spite of that, the Company believes an obligation should have been recorded for U.S. GAAP purposes since the effective date of SFAS No. 112. However, the cumulative effect of the severance obligation related to vested services, which was deferred as a transition obligation under MFRS, and ultimately resulted in the recognition of an intangible asset to be amortized over the future service period of employees, was not reconciled for purposes of U.S. GAAP, as the difference between MFRS and U.S. GAAP was not considered to be quantitatively or qualitatively material to the Company’s consolidated U.S. GAAP financial statements for any of that year, taken as a whole.
However, in 2006, the Company elected to recognize the transition obligation that was deferred under MFRS within the income statement under U.S. GAAP, thereby removing the intangible asset recognized under MFRS. This adjustment is not considered material to the income statement or balance sheet under U.S. GAAP.
During 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 158,Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, which requires companies to fully recognize an asset or liability for the overfunded or underfunded status of their benefit plans, which in effect results in companies recognizing all previously unrecognized amounts. Subsequent to the recognition of the adjustment made to remove the transition obligation under MFRS as discussed above, the Company did not have any other material unrecognized items related to its seniority premiums or severance payments that would require recognition under SFAS No. 158.
In addition, SFAS No. 132(R), Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits, requires certain disclosures, the majority of which have been disclosed in the financial statements under MFRS. However, SFAS No. 132(R) also requires a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the benefit obligation, as follows:
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Benefit obligation at beginning of year | | Ps. | 27,710 | | Ps. | 29,848 | |
Service cost | | | 4,995 | | | 4,866 | |
Interest cost | | | 1,201 | | | 1,102 | |
Recognition of transition obligation | | | 3,055 | | | — | |
Benefits paid | | | (4,846 | ) | | (8,106 | ) |
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(a)Fair value of financial instruments:SFAS No. 107,Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. Financial instruments include such items as cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable and embedded derivative instruments.
The estimated fair value amounts as discussed below have been determined by the Company using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies that require considerable judgment in developing and interpreting the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates discussed herein and presented within the financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because they have relatively short-term maturities and bear interest at rates tied to market indicators, as appropriate.
The Company’s short-term investments consist of bonds. The fair value of these instruments was determined using quoted market prices.
The fair value of the Company’s embedded derivative instruments was determined based on the mark-to-market value.
(b) Comprehensive income: SFAS No. 130,Reporting Comprehensive Income, requires companies to report, in addition to net income, all other changes in their equity during a period resulting from transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner sources, including all changes in equity during a period except those from investments by owners and distributions to owners. As the Company did not generate changes in equity from nonowner sources, the Company’s comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, includes solely the net income of those respective periods.
(c) Earnings per share according to U.S. GAAP:In accordance with SFAS No. 128,Earnings Per Share, basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common
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stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The computation of diluted earnings per share is adjusted to include any potential common shares. Potential common shares include the Company’s stock option (in 2005 and 2004 only, as the ability to exercise the option expired in 2006) as well as the forfeitable five percent of AMP’s shares held in the trust. All weighted average number of common shares outstanding and potential common shares include the effects of the one for 28.55583444 reverse stock split (see Note 12.g).
Diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 include 4,207,500 equivalent shares from the forfeitable shares, which are considered to be contingently issuable under SFAS No. 128, and thereby are included in the calculation of diluted EPS until such time as the contingency is resolved. Forfeitable shares of 4,207,500 were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for the year ended December 31, 2004, as the effect of these contingently issuable shares would be anti-dilutive, due to the net loss incurred by the Company during such year.
The option to purchase 5,610,000 and 16,830,000 shares of common stock as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, at a price of U.S.$ 3.898 and U.S.$ 3.873, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 because the effect of such option would be anti-dilutive.
The computation and reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, are as follows:
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Net income (loss) under U.S. GAAP | | Ps. | 1,099,935 | | Ps. | 924,584 | | Ps. | (124,579 | ) |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | | | 556,792,500 | | | 556,792,500 | | | 556,792,500 | |
Dilutive effects of forfeitable shares | | | 4,207,500 | | | 4,207,500 | | | — | |
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Basic earnings per share | | Ps. | 1.9755 | | Ps. | 1.6605 | | Ps. | (0.2237 | ) |
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Diluted earnings per share | | Ps. | 1.9607 | | Ps. | 1.6481 | | Ps. | (0.2237 | ) |
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(d) Supplemental cash flow information: Under MFRS, the Company presents a consolidated statement of changes in financial position in accordance with Bulletin B-12,Statement of Changes in Financial Position, which identifies the generation and application of resources as the differences between beginning and ending financial statement balances in constant Mexican pesos.
For U.S. GAAP purposes, the Company has provided a statement of cash flows in accordance with SFAS No. 95,Statement of Cash Flows, which presents only cash movements, excluding the effects of inflation, and requires that additional information related to non-cash investing and
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financing transactions and other events be provided separately. Presented below are statements of cash flows of the Company in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the years ended December 31:
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Net income under U.S. GAAP | | Ps. | 1,099,935 | | Ps. | 924,584 | | Ps. | (124,579 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 328,070 | | | 253,031 | | | 240,511 | |
Provision for labor obligations | | | 28,828 | | | 3,575 | | | 1,966 | |
Deferred fees for technical assistance services | | | 46,078 | | | 15,310 | | | 15,026 | |
Embedded derivatives | | | 6,649 | | | 30,340 | | | 4,168 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 75,880 | | | 231,688 | | | 1,021,382 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Trade accounts receivable | | | (31,178 | ) | | (2,552 | ) | | 64,615 | |
Short-term marketable securities | | | (9,166 | ) | | 133,749 | | | (101,938 | ) |
Recoverable taxes and other current assets | | | (217,151 | ) | | (16,291 | ) | | 27,740 | |
Recoverable tax on assets | | | 49,721 | | | (176,169 | ) | | (190,842 | ) |
Recoverable income taxes | | | — | | | 6,547 | | | 24,570 | |
Concession taxes payable | | | 2,362 | | | 2,204 | | | 3,382 | |
Accounts payable and other | | | 11,291 | | | 16,886 | | | 18,984 | |
Due to Aeropuertos Mexicanos del Pacífico, S.A. de C.V., related party | | | 10,184 | | | 18,590 | | | 12,136 | |
Income tax, asset tax and employee statutory profit sharing payable | | | 10,462 | | | (13,941 | ) | | 39,314 | |
Deposits received | | | 11,032 | | | 4,215 | | | 14,989 | |
Loss from monetary position | | | 53,170 | | | 49,071 | | | 86,560 | |
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Buildings improvements, machinery and equipment | | | (620,554 | ) | | (570,987 | ) | | (285,960 | ) |
Other acquired rights | | | — | | | — | | | (448,652 | ) |
Other assets | | | (5,116 | ) | | (564 | ) | | (2,009 | ) |
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Dividend payments | | | (746,253 | ) | | (1,094,814 | ) | | (305,180 | ) |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | | | 815,066 | | | 1,018,013 | | | 936,528 | |
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Cash paid for income tax and asset tax | | Ps. | 476,078 | | Ps. | 506,841 | | Ps. | 476,181 | |
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Investment in building improvements, machinery and equipment on account | | Ps. | 76,276 | | Ps. | 66,005 | | Ps. | 31,505 | |
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Subsequent to the submission of its 2005 financial statements, the Company determined that it had not appropriately presented cash flows related to purchases of fixed assets on account. Accordingly, the Company restated its 2005 and 2004 consolidated statements of cash flows related to the financial statement line items “Accounts payable and other” and “Buildings improvements, machinery and equipment” and included the additional supplemental non-cash investing activity disclosure for such years. The table below discloses the 2005 and 2004 totals for operating and investing activities as well as supplemental disclosures as previously presented and as restated.
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | Ps. | 1,517,050 | | Ps. | 1,480,837 | | Ps. | 1,184,326 | | Ps. | 1,157,984 | |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | | 606,051 | | | 571,551 | | | 761,924 | | | 736,621 | |
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Effects of inflation accounting | | | 19,132 | | | 17,419 | | | 35,737 | | | 34,698 | |
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investments in building improvements, machinery and equipment on account | | | — | | | 66,005 | | | — | | | 31,505 | |
(e) Valuation and qualifying accounts:
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2006 | | Ps. | 38,242 | | Ps. | 7,036 | | Ps. | — | | Ps. | 1,538 | | Ps. | 43,740 | |
2005 | | | 40,506 | | | 2,497 | | | (88 | ) | | 4,673 | | | 38,242 | |
2004 | | | 16,131 | | | 25,915 | | | 1,704 | | | 3,244 | | | 40,506 | |
(f) Recently issued accounting standards (U.S. GAAP)
In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48),Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 provides detailed guidance for the financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109,Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 requires an entity to recognize the financial statement impact of a tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination. If the tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the tax effect is recognized at the largest amount of the benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Any difference between the tax position taken in the tax return and the tax position recognized in the financial statements using the criteria above results in the recognition of a liability in the financial statements for the unrecognized benefit. Similarly, if a tax position fails to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the benefit taken in tax return will also result in the recognition of a liability in the financial statements for the full amount of the unrecognized benefit. FIN 48 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and the provisions of FIN 48 will be applied to all tax positions under Statement No. 109 upon initial
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adoption. The cumulative effect of applying the provisions of this interpretation will be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings for that fiscal year. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this new accounting principle will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (SAB No. 108). SAB No. 108 addresses the process and diversity in practice of quantifying financial statement misstatements resulting in the potential build-up of improper amounts on the balance sheet. The Company adopted the provisions of SAB No.108 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, which did not have an effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,Fair Value Measurements, (SFAS No. 157). SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 clarifies the definition of exchange price as the price between market participants in an orderly transaction to sell an asset or transfer a liability in the market in which the reporting entity would transact for the asset or liability, that is, the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The changes to current practice resulting from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this new accounting principle will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, which requires an employer to recognize the over-funded or under-funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. This statement also requires that an entity measure the fair value of plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the year-end balance sheet. The Company adopted the provisions of this statement in the accompanying 2006 financial statements, which did not have a material effect, given that the Company did not have any unrecognized amounts related to its seniority premiums or severance payment liabilities.
24.Subsequent events
a. On January 31, 2007, the stockholders of Pacífico Cargo were reimbursed for the liquidation of the subsidiary. The only pending event includes the cancellation of the entity from the Public Registry, where it was initially incorporated.
b. On April 24, 2007, in connection with the recoverable income tax on dividends of the Tijuana airport, as described in Note 15.a, the Mexican Tax Court found in favor of the Mexican Treasury Department in the first instance in that the refunded requested by the Tijuana airport was unfounded. In the same sentence the Court found for procedural reasons only, that the fine paid by this airport was incorrectly requested by the Mexican Treasury Department. However, the Court did not find that the fine was substantively unfounded, and thus left open the
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possibility that the Mexican Treasury Department could in the future overcome their procedural error and correctly request the fine in the manner they sought. Based on the sentence received, the Company has continued both litigations through an appeal to seek (i) an ultimate declaration of the inapplicability of the fine and (ii) confirmation of the criteria over the recoverable income tax on dividends.
c. In April 2007, in relation to the deductibility of amounts paid to ASA in 2003 described in Note 17.d, the Company received a favorable sentence in the ultimate instance at the Manzanillo airport. In June 2007, received an unfavorable sentence in the ultimate instance at the Morelia airport, as the higher court denied the Company’s appeal and confirmed the sentence of the lower court.
25. Financial statements issuance authorization
On March 22, 2007, the issuance of the consolidated financial statements was authorized by Carlos Francisco del Río Carcaño, Chief Executive Officer and by Rodrigo Guzmán Perera, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. These consolidated financial statements were approved at the ordinary stockholder’s meeting on April 19, 2007.
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