Pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, d.d, and the relevant legislation, the company Poslovni sistem Mercator, d.d., hereby informs the shareholders and the public of the following:


In accordance with Article 24 of the Takeover Act (»ZPre-1«), the company Poslovni sistem Mercator, d.d., Dunajska cesta 107, Ljubljana (hereafter referred to as the »Offeror«) informs public of its intention to announce a takeover bid for all shares of the issuer PIVOVARNA LAŠKO, d.d., Trubarjeva ulica 28, 3270 Laško, registration number: 5049318000 (hereafter referred to as »Offeree company«), security codes PILR (ISIN: SI0031107418) and PILH (ISIN: SI0031112715).

In accordance with Article 24 of the ZPre-1, the Offeror has on 22 December 2011 notified his takeover intention to the Securities Market Agency, the Management Board of the Offeree company, the Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia, and the employee representatives of the Offeree company.

The Offeror intends to announce the takeover bid for all the shares of the Offeree company simultaneously with the bid document (prospectus) not later than within 30 days and not earlier than within 10 days after the announcement of the takeover intention.

Please find attached the press release, where the Management Board explains the reasons for the decision on the intention to takeover all the shares of the Offeree company.



This announcement will be published on the company’s website at www.mercator.si as of 23 December 2011, and will remain posted for a period of at least five years.