Distribucion y Servicio D&S S.A. Clarifies Article Published in El Mercurio

SANTIAGO, Chile, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Distribucion y Servicio D&S S.A. issued the following today regarding an article published in El Mercurio newspaper:

    Mr. Guillermo Larrain Rios
    Superintendent of Securities and Insurance
    Superintendency of Securities and Insurance
    Av. Libertador Bernando O'Higgins 1449

    Ref.: Clarifies Press Article

    Dear Mr. Larrain:

Reference is made to the article published today in the El Mercurio newspaper under the heading "Wal-Mart resumes contacts with the controllers of D&S after the fail of the merger with Falabella" (the "Article").

Distribucion y Servicio D&S S.A. ("D&S") cannot confirm the truthfulness and source of the information contained in the Article. D&S has not held or sustained contacts with Wal-Mart or executives of such company with respect to the matters referred to in the Article. The Article is not the result of any official disclosure of information made by D&S or any statement or interview given by the management of D&S. Even though the Article quotes statements attributed to Mr. Nicolas Ibanez, it is not possible to infer from them conclusions like those contained in the Article and its heading.

    Yours sincerely,

    Enrique Ostale Cambiaso
    Chief Executive Officer
    Distribucion y Servicio D&S S.A.
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