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:

On 19 January 2012 Mercator’s management received a letter from Unicredit banka Slovenija, d.d. (attached to this public announcement) whereby its receipt was only made aware to it after the conclusion of the Management Board and Supervisory board meeting.

On 22 December 2011 Mercator published the takeover intent for Pivovarna Laško, d.d.,. On today’s meeting the company decided, based on its reasonable opinion, not to publish the takeover bid. The reasons for such decision are explained in a separate public announcement published on the stock exchange information system.

Mercator’s Management Board shall examine the notice received from the shareholder and take appropriate measures of which the shareholders and the public shall be dully informed.

This announcement will be published on the company’s website at www.mercator.si as of 19 January 2012, and will remain posted for a period of at least five years.