Mexican Glass Maker Vitro To End ADR Program In August
June 22 2009 - 5:43PM
Dow Jones News
Mexican glass maker Vitro SAB (VTO) said Monday that it will
terminate its American depositary receipt program on the New York
Stock Exchange in August.
In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, the company
attributed its decision to the high cost of the ADR program, the
low trading volume of its shares in the U.S., and its intention to
boost trading volume in Mexico.
Vitro said it has notified Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK),
the depositary bank of its ADR program, that it will end the
program and delist its shares from the NYSE on August 24.
Vitro, which suffered heavy financial and derivatives losses in
2008, defaulted on debt earlier this year and is in negotiations
with creditors.
The company's local A shares fell 3.3% to close Monday at 6.15
pesos ($0.46) amid a broad market sell-off.
- By Ken Parks, Dow Jones Newswires, 52-55-5001-5723,
ken.parks@dowjones.com