PRESS S RELEA ASE SETT TLEMENT DATES D FOR R ALIMENTA ATION COU CHE-TARD’S VOLUNT TARY OFFER FOR F ALL TH HE SHARES S OF STATO OIL FUEL & RETAIL Laval, Québec, Q Canada – Jun ne 18, 2012 2 – Alimenta ation Couch he-Tard Inc. (“Couche-T Tard”) (TSX: AT TD.A ATD.B B) wants to define d precis sely the setttlement date es regarding its all-cash offer for all the e issued and d outstanding shares of Statoil Fuel & Retail AS SA (SFR/Osslo Børs) for NOK 51.20 pe er share (NO OK 53.00 per p share be efore the di vidend of N NOK 1.80 per share pa aid to shareholders on May y 9th, 2012) for f which the e extended A Acceptance Period is en nding on Jun ne 20, 2012 at 17h30 1 CET. ettlement wiill occur on JJune 19, 201 12 as For share es tendered as of June 12, 2012 17 7h30 CET, se previously communic cated. For sharres tendered d in the pe eriod from June J 13, 20 012 to June e 20, 2012 at 17h30 CET, settlement will occur on June 26, 2012. Upon iss suing this press p releas se, the acce eptance leve el to Couch he-Tard’s offfer has rea ached 81.24 %.. For ques stions regard ding the Offe er, please co ontact: Receiving Agent: B Norwa ay ASA, Iss suer Service es Nordea Bank Tel: +47 22 48 62 62 2 Fax: +47 7 22 48 63 49 9 Issuerservices@nord dea.com A n Couche-Ta ard Inc. About Alimentation Alimentation Couche e-Tard Inc. is the leade er in the Ca anadian con nvenience sstore industrry. In North Am merica, Couche-Tard is the largest independen nt convenience store o operator (wh hether integrate ed with a pettroleum corp poration or not) n in terms of number o of company--operated sttores. As of Ja anuary 29, 2012, 2 Couch he-Tard had d a network of 5,817 co onvenience stores, 4,22 25 of which inc clude motor fuel dispens sing. At the same date, the Corpora ation had ag greements fo or the supply of motor fuell to 338 site es operated by indepen ndent operattors. Couche e-Tard’s nettwork consists of 13 busin ness units, including nin ne in the Un nited States covering 42 states and the District of o Columbia,, and four in n Canada co overing all t en province es. More tha an 53,000 pe eople are employed throug ghout Couche-Tard’s reta ail convenie ence networkk and service e centers. For more in nformation on http://ww ww.couchetard.com/corporate/ Contact::
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[email protected] www.couche-tard.com/corporate/ Forward-Looking Statements The statements set forth in this news release, which describe Couche-Tard’s objectives, projections, estimates, expectations or forecasts, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation. Positive or negative verbs such as “will”, “plan”, “evaluate”, “estimate”, “believe”, “expect” and other related expressions are used to identify such statements. Couche-Tard would like to point out that, by their very natures, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties such that its results, or the measures it adopts, could differ materially from those indicated or underlying these statements, or could have an impact on the degree of realization of a particular projection. Major factors that may lead to a material difference between Couche-Tard’s actual results and the projections or expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements include the effects of the integration of acquired businesses and the ability to achieve projected synergies, fluctuations in margins on motor fuel sales, competition in the convenience store and retail motor fuel industries, exchange rate variations, and such other risks as described in detail from time to time in documents filed by Couche-Tard with securities regulatory authorities in Canada. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Couche-Tard disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking information in this news release is based on information available as of the date of the release.
