Mexico City, September 4, 2019 - Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: MEXCHEM*) announces the change of the ticker for all its listed securities on the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V.), from MEXCHEM, series * to ORBIA, series *, effective as of the trading opening on September 6, 2019, using a new ISIN code MX01OR010004. Therefore, today's transactions will be settled in the following twenty-four hours and those performed on September 5, 2019 will be settled on the same day. This change derives from the approval by its shareholders of the change of its corporate name to Orbia Advance Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V. on August 26, 2019.
In addition, on September 6, 2019, the sector classification used by the Mexican Stock Exchange, will be modified from the "Materials" sector to the "Industrial" sector, consistent with its evolutionary process.
For the Mexican Stock Exchange purposes, the change of corporate name will be verified once the corresponding governmental authorizations have been obtained.