FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of August, 2013
Commission File Number 1-11080
Commission File Number 1-11080
THE ICA CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho 36
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
Del. Miguel Hidalgo
11000 Mexico City
Mexico
(Address of principal executive offices)
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
Del. Miguel Hidalgo
11000 Mexico City
Mexico
(Address of principal executive offices)
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 | ICA closes sale of RCO |
Mexico City, August 06, 2013 - Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV and NYSE: ICA), the largest infrastructure and construction company in Mexico, announced today’s completion of the sale of its stake – Series A shares – in Red de Carreteras de Occidente, S.A.B. de C.V. (“RCO”).
The amount received was approximately Ps. 5,073 million, which will be applied mainly for corporate short-term debt repayment.
ICA will continue to provide operation services to RCO.
Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. is Mexico's largest construction and infrastructure operations company. Founded in 1947, ICA’s principal lines of business are civil and industrial construction and engineering; infrastructure operations, including airports, toll roads, and water systems; and homebuilding. For more information visit www.ica.com.mx/ir.
This press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements related to ICA that reflect ICA’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and may differ materially from actual results or events due to important factors such as changes in general economic, business or political or other conditions in Mexico, Latin America or elsewhere, changes in capital markets in general that may affect policies or attitudes towards lending to Mexico or Mexican companies, changes in tax and other laws affecting ICA’s businesses, increased costs, unanticipated increases in financing and other costs or the inability to obtain additional debt or equity financing on attractive terms and other factors set forth in ICA’s most recent filing on Form 20-F and in any filing or submission ICA has made with the SEC subsequent to its most recent filing on Form 20-F. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to ICA on the date hereof, and ICA assumes no obligation to update such statements.
For more information contact: | ||
Iga Wolska iga.wolska@ica.mx Elena Garcia elena.garcia@ica.mx relacion.inversionistas@ica.mx (5255) 5272 9991 ext.3696 | Gabriel de la Concha, CIO gabriel.delaconcha@ica.mx Victor Bravo, CFO victor.bravo@ica.mx In the United States: Daniel Wilson, Zemi Communications (1212) 689 9560 dbmwilson@zemi.com | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 7, 2013
| Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. | ||
/s/ ALONSO QUINTANA KAWAGE | ||
| Name: Alonso Quintana Kawage | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||