OCTOBER 2008

GRUPO TMM INFORMS
 

(Mexico City, October 14, 2008). Grupo TMM, S.A.B. (NYSE: TMM and BMV: TMM A; “TMM”); a Mexican intermodal transportation and logistics company, announced today it does not have a position in any speculative derivative instruments, that only 18 percent of its debt is denominated in U.S. Dollars, and that its only outstanding hedge, which is on its Mexican Trust Certificates Program, has a cap on the TIIE rate, or Mexico’s Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate, of 9.25 percent for three years. The Company provided this information publicly in response to the Bolsa’s request to all publicly traded companies in Mexico to provide additional information due to the current conditions of the global financial markets.

Headquartered in Mexico City, TMM is a Latin American intermodal transportation company. Through its branch offices and network of subsidiary companies, TMM provides a dynamic combination of ocean and land transportation services. Visit TMM’s Web site at www.grupotmm.com. The site offers Spanish/English language options

 
 
   
 
Included in this press release are certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as on assumptions made. Actual results could differ materially from those included in such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty. The following factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements: global, US and Mexican economic and social conditions; the effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement on the level of US-Mexico trade; the condition of the world shipping market; the success of the Company's investment in new businesses; the ability of the Company to reduce corporate overhead costs and the ability of management to manage growth and successfully compete in new businesses These risk factors and additional information are included in the Company's reports on Form 6-K and 20-F on file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.