Industrias
Bachoco Announces Filing Form 20-F/A with the SEC
Celaya, Gto., Mexico, - July 15,
2009 - Industrias
Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. (“Bachoco” or “the Company”) (NYSE: IBA; BMV:
Bachoco B) today filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F/A (the “2008 Form 20-F/A”)
for the year ended December 31, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC"). The 2008 Form 20-F/A includes the audited consolidated financial
statements of Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. and its subsidiaries for the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2007, and 2008, under Mexican GAAP, including a
reconciliation of Mexican GAAP to U.S. GAAP for net income and shareholders'
equity.
The 2008
Form 20-F/A replaces in its entirety the Form 20-F/A that was filed
on July 1, 2009 and includes the items which were omitted from the previous Form
20-F/A as a result of the Company’s external auditors requiring additional time
to complete their audit of the reconciliation of the Company’s consolidated
financial statements under Mexican FRS to U.S. GAAP.
The 2008
Form 20-F/A can be downloaded from the SEC website at www.sec.gov and can also
be found on Bachoco's website at www.bachoco.com.mx under "Investor Relations."
The Company’s Mexican shareholders and the holders of its American depositary
shares can also request hard copies of the 2008 Form 20-F/A, free of charge, by
contacting us at the following address:
Industrias
Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V.,
Attention:
Investor Relations, Av. Tecnológico 401, Celaya, Guanajuato,
Mexico.
Telephone:
011-52-461-6183555.
Company
Description
Industrias
Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. is the largest poultry company in Mexico, with over 700
production and distribution facilities currently organized in nine complexes
throughout the country. Bachoco’s main business lines are chicken,
eggs, swine and balanced feed. The Company’s headquarters are based in Celaya,
Guanajuato, located in Mexico’s central region.
Its
securities are listed and traded on the BMV (Bachoco B) and on the NYSE
(IBA).
For more
information, please visit Bachoco’s website at http://www.bachoco.com.mx
or contact our IR department.
This
press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to a
number of uncertainties, assumptions and risk factors that may influence its
accuracy. Actual results may differ. Factors that could
cause these projections to differ include, but are not limited to: supply and
demand, industry competition, environmental risks, economic and financial market
conditions in Mexico and operating cost estimates. For more
information regarding Bachoco and its outlook, please contact the Company’s
Investor Relations Department.