Santamarina y Steta advised GIS on its first and second issuances of secured long term bonds.

Santamarina y Steta acted, through its partners Jorge Barrero Stahl, Alfonso Castro Díaz, Carlos Argüelles González and the associates José Carlos Vera Ávalos and Ana Paula Buchanan García, as external legal counsel to Grupo Industrial Saltillo, S.A.B. de C.V. in connection with the first and second issuances of secured long term bonds under a Program for the total amount of MXN $1,775,000,000.00.

Casa de Bolsa Santander, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Financiero Santander México, HSBC Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Financiero HSBC and Scotia Inverlat Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat acted as underwriters.

It is important to highlight that this transaction was rated AA-(mex) by Fitch Ratings and HR AA- by HR Ratings de México, confirming the position and financial strength of the company in the market.

The transaction was announced on October 17^th, 2017 and was completed on October 19^th, 2017.