| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. [ VLRS ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
[VOLAR] | 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Series A shares of common stock | 228,390(1) | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Options | (2) | 04/26/2026 | Series A shares of common stock | 67,872 | $32.23(3) | D | |
| Options | (2) | 04/26/2027 | Series A shares of common stock | 74,426 | $33.8(3) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units (Board of Directors Incentive Plan) | (4) | (4) | Series A shares of common stock | 120,850 | (5) | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Shares owned through American Depositary Shares (ADSs). Each ADS representing ten (10) Ordinary Participacion Certificates (Certificados de Participacion Ordinarios) (CPOs). Each CPO representing the economic interest in one (1) share of Series A shares of common stock. |
| 2. The options are vested and currently exercisable. |
| 3. The price shown is in Mexican Pesos. |
| 4. The restricted securities units will vest on April 28, 2026 and have no expiration date. |
| 5. Each restricted securities unit represents a contingent right to receive on Series A share of common stock. |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney. |
| /s/ Isela Cervantes Rodriguez, Attorney-in-fact. | 03/18/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||