News on sale of Makro in Thailand

01 April 2013
April 1, 2013 Subject : News on sale of Makro in Thailand Attention : Director and Manager The Stock Exchange of Thailand We refer to the news from Prachachart Thurakij Newspaper dated 1st April 2013 that "the parent company of Makro announced the sale of its business in Thailand together with appointment of a foreign financial advisor to set the selling price, expected to close the deal at the end of this year??..". To this regard, our major shareholder, SHV Holdings N.V., has informed Siam Makro management that they are aware of the continuing rumours in the market. SHV has informed us that they have not signed any mandate with any financial advisor. Besides, SHV has not been in contact with any potential buyer, nor had they been approached by any potential buyer, and SHV is not aware of any offer for the business. Yours faithfully, Siam Makro Public Company Limited (Mrs. Saowaluck Thithapant) Chief Financial Officer ______________________________________________________________________ This announcement was prepared and disseminated by listed company or issuer through the electronic system which is provided for the purpose of dissemination of the information and related documents of listed company or issuer to the Stock Exchange of Thailand only. The Stock Exchange of Thailand has no responsibility for the correctness and completeness of any statements, figures, reports or opinions contained in this announcement, and has no liability for any losses and damages in any cases. In case you have any inquiries or clarification regarding this announcement, please directly contact listed company or issuer who made this announcement.