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:

The company Poslovni sistem Mercator, d.d., encourages its shareholders to actively exercise their rights and for this purpose begins with organized collection of proxy authorizations. This allows shareholders to exercise their voting rights without attending the Shareholders Assembly, thus directly contributing to company’s governance.

Consistent with the recommendations of the Slovenian Corporate Governance Code, Poslovni sistem Mercator, d.d., hereby informs its shareholders that, based on the agreement with Društvo MDS (Small Shareholders' Association of Slovenia) dated April 23, 2015, and based on the agreement with VZMD (PanSlovenian Shareholders’ Association) dated May 13, 2015,, the organized collection of shareholder proxy authorizations for the 22nd Regular Shareholders Assembly, which is to take place on June 18, 2015, has started. The company Mercator, d.d., Društvo MDS and VZMD have selected following proxies, which are to be authorized by the shareholders for exercising their voting rights: Stanković Rajko and VZMD (PanSlovenian Shareholders’ Association).

This announcement will be published on the company’s website at www.mercatorgroup.si as of May 22, 2015, and will remain posted for a period of at least five years.