Grupo Herdez announces result of the second tender offer for Grupo Nutrisa

Mexico City, Mexico, December 16, 2013 – Grupo Herdez, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Herdez” or the “Company”) (BMV: HERDEZ, OTC: GUZBY) announced today the results of the second tender offer (“the Offer”) to acquire up to 0.06% of the outstanding shares of Grupo Nutrisa S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Nutrisa”) (BMV: NUTRISA), which expired on December 13, 2013.

Participation in the second Offer led to the acquisition of seven shares equivalent to approximately 0.00002% of the capital stock of Grupo Nutrisa. Shareholders of Grupo Nutrisa, who validly tendered their shares through the Offer, will receive Ps. 91 per share, and thus Grupo Herdez will pay a total of Ps. 367.00 for the shares acquired in the Offer. Settlement will take place on December 19, 2013.

It is important to note that, having concluded the second Offer, the process to cancel the registration of the shares of Grupo Nutrisa in the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) and to delist the shares from the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) will be initiated.

2020

  • 2020: We launched the first edition of Semillero Nutrisa. Together with Nutrisa and the Victoria147 business academy for women, we invited women entrepreneurs to participate in a training program to improve the management of their businesses and have the potential to become part of our supply chain.

We established our first technological alliance with Google, which will allow us to accelerate the digital transformation of Grupo Herdez through the use of Google Cloud Platform tools such as BigQuery ML, Looker, among others.

Through the Herdez® brand and Aires de Campo® we joined the “Sowing a New Normality” initiative, promoted by the civil society organizations Ríos Tarango and Ectágono, which aims to increase the vegetation cover of the environmentally valuable area Barranca de Tarango.

  • 2021: We developed the Group’s second proprietary e-commerce platform, with the Nutrisa® online store.

We updated the apps through which we manage the loyalty programs of our retail brands, Cielito Querido Café® and Nutrisa®, improving our customers’ in-store experience.

During the year, 15 formulas had their nutritional profile strengthened by reducing some critical added nutrients (sugars, sodium and saturated fats).

  • 2022: We expanded our capabilities into new categories through the acquisition of Interdeli and Deli, Dips & Snacks. Integrating brands such as Libanius, Flaveur, Liguria and Señor Cactus into our portfolio.

We Issued the first sustainability bond through which we
committed to a 25% reduction in our water consumption.

Together with our partner McCormick & Company, Inc. we
brought the most iconic Mexican cuisine to the tables of the United Kingdom
through meal kits, sauces and condiments under the Herdez® brand.
  In less than a year, we obtained a 5.5% shelf
share in the Tesco supermarket chain.

We consolidated the integration of Chilim Balam® into retail brands, a leading brand in the snack segment