Settlement dates for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s voluntary offer for all the shares of Statoil Fuel & Retail

Settlement dates for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s voluntary offer for all the shares of Statoil Fuel & Retail

PR Newswire

LAVAL, QC, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
(“Couche-Tard”) (TSX: ATD.A ATD.B) wants to define precisely the
settlement dates regarding its all-cash offer for all the issued and
outstanding shares of Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA (SFR/Oslo Børs) for NOK
51.20
per share (NOK 53.00 per share before the dividend of NOK 1.80
per share paid to shareholders on May 9th, 2012) for which the extended Acceptance Period is ending on June 20,
2012
at 17h30 CET.

For shares tendered as of June 12, 2012 17h30 CET, settlement will occur
on June 19, 2012 as previously communicated.

For shares tendered in the period from June 13, 2012 to June 20, 2012 at
17h30 CET, settlement will occur on June 26, 2012.

Upon issuing this press release, the acceptance level to Couche-Tard’s
offer has reached 81.24 %.

For questions regarding the Offer, please contact:

Receiving Agent:
Nordea Bank Norway ASA, Issuer Services
Tel: +47 22 48 62 62
Fax: +47 22 48 63 49
Issuerservices@nordea.com

About Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is the leader in the Canadian convenience
store industry. In North America, Couche-Tard is the largest
independent convenience store operator (whether integrated with a
petroleum corporation or not) in terms of number of company-operated
stores. As of January 29, 2012, Couche-Tard had a network of 5,817
convenience stores, 4,225 of which include motor fuel dispensing. At
the same date, the Corporation had agreements for the supply of motor
fuel to 338 sites operated by independent operators. Couche-Tard’s
network consists of 13 business units, including nine in the United
States
covering 42 states and the District of Columbia, and four in
Canada covering all ten provinces. More than 53,000 people are employed
throughout Couche-Tard’s retail convenience network and service
centers.

For more information on Alimentation Couche-Tard, please visit: http://www.couchetard.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.

SOURCE ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC.

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