ABDULLAH AL-OTHAIM MARKETS COMPANY ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF NOMINATION FOR ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets Company is Pleased to announce the opening of nominations for its Board of Directors (second session), for a period of three years starting from 15/09/2012.

Eligible shareholders who are willing to run for membership of the Board of Directors and own at least (1,000) shares, must apply for nomination to the attention of: Secretary of the Board at the following address: PO Box 41700 Riyadh 11531, Phone 01-2541000 Fax 01-4453498, effective on Sunday, 17/06/2012 until the end of work on Monday, 25/06/2012. The application must include the following:

1-Provide notice to the company's management includes the candidate biography, qualifications and experience in the business of the Company.

2- A statement includes the number and the dates of the boards of companies or institutions that the candidate was a member therein (if any).

3- A statement of joint stock companies that he still a member therein.

4- A statement of companies or institutions that he is managing or has an interest therein and exercise activities similar to the activities of the company.

5- If the candidate was previously a member of the Board of Directors of Abdullah Al-Othaim markets Company, the application must be accompanied with a statement from the company for the last session of his membership includes the following information:

a)The number of meetings that has been held during each year of session, and the number of meetings attended by the candidate on his behalf and the percentage of his attendance.

b)Permanent committees which he was a member therein, and the number of meetings held by each of the committees during each year of the session.

c)A summary of the financial results achieved by the company during each year of the session.

6- Filling the CMA form No. (3) which can be obtained CMA web site( http://www.cma.org.sa

7-Candidate should not have any interest or participate in any business that would compete with the company in accordance with Article 70 of the Companies Act, and he should not be an executive in a competitor to the company.

8.The application must be attached with a clear copy of the national ID for Saudi candidates or residency license for non-Saudi candidates plus contact numbers.

Applications will be reviewed by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and will be presented to concerned regulatory authorities after ensuring that they are in conformity with the approved criteria for board membership and will be reported to the next General assembly Meeting, which will be determined after approval from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The date of the meeting will be announced enough time prior to its date in accordance with related regulations. Voting in the General Assembly meeting will be limited to eligible candidates who satisfy the membership regulations set forth above.