Casino Group becomes Plesio

Casino Group announced that it has filed a request for arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce against the Diniz Group

Casino has filed on 30 May 2011 a request for arbitration under ICC Rules against the Diniz Group, requesting notably theDiniz group to comply with and perform its obligations under the shareholders’ agreement dated as of 27 November 2006 and relating to their common company Wilkes, the controlling shareholder of the Brazilian company CBD.

Saint-Etienne, le 31 mai 2011

Investor relations

Régine GAGGIOLI
rgaggioli@groupe-casino.fr / +33 (0)1 53 65 64 17

Aline NGUYEN
anguyen@groupe-casino.fr / +33 (0)1 53 65 64 85

Casino Group becomes Plesio