FORM 20-F Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.B. de C.V.

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Table of Contents Deposits, Withdrawals and Pre-Releases. Deposits and withdrawals by U.S. Holders of Ordinary Shares in exchange for ADSs and of ADSs in exchange for Ordinary Shares will not be subject to any U.S. Federal income tax. The U.S. Treasury Department, however, has expressed concerns that parties involved in transactions where depositary shares are pre-released may be taking actions that are not consistent with the claiming of foreign tax credits by the holders of the applicable ADSs. Accordingly, the analysis of the credibility of Mexican taxes described above could be affected by future actions that may be taken by the U.S. Treasury Department. United States Backup Withholding and Information Reporting. In general, information reporting requirements will apply to payments of dividends on ADSs or Ordinary Shares and the proceeds of certain sales of ADSs or Ordinary Shares in respect of U.S. Holders other than certain exempt persons. Backup withholding will apply to such payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number or other certification of exempt status or, with respect to certain payments, the U.S. Holder fails to report in full all dividend and interest income and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service notifies the payer of such under-reporting. Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not an additional tax and may be credited against a holder’s U.S. Federal tax liability, and a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be obtained by filing the appropriate claim form with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Pursuant to the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act enacted on March 18, 2010, an individual U.S. Holder may be required to submit to the IRS certain information with respect to his or her beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares or ADSs, unless such Ordinary Shares or ADSs are held on his or her behalf by a U.S. financial institution. The new law also imposes penalties if an individual U.S Holder is required to submit such information to the IRS and fails to do so. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the new law in their particular circumstances. Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations. We believe that we are not currently, and we do not expect to become, a PFIC for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. Because this determination is made annually at the end of each of our taxable years and is dependent upon a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control, including the value of our assets and the amount and type of our income, there can be no assurance that we will not become a PFIC. In general, a corporation organized outside the United States will be treated as a PFIC for U.S. Federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which either (a) at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income” or (b) at least 50% of the average value of its assets during the taxable year is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income. If a U.S. Holder owns our ADSs or Ordinary Shares at a time when we become a PFIC and is not eligible to make or does not make certain elections with respect to our ADSs or Ordinary Shares, such U.S. Holder could be liable for additional taxes and interest charges upon certain distributions by us or upon a sale, exchange or other disposition of such shares at a gain, whether or not we continue to be a PFIC. In addition, if we become a PFIC all U.S. Holders would be required to file an annual report with respect to their ADSs or Ordinary Shares. Documents on Display For further information pertaining to us and our Ordinary Shares and ADSs, please consult the filings we have made with the SEC. Statements contained in this annual report concerning the contents of any contract or any other document are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to any filing we have made with the SEC, we refer you to the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this annual report relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit to any filing we have made with the SEC is qualified in its entirety by the filed exhibit. We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, in accordance with these requirements, we file reports and other information with the SEC. These reports and other information, as well as any related exhibits and schedules, may be inspected, without charge, at the public reference facility maintained by the SEC at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of these reports and other information may also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20549, at prescribed rates. These reports and other information may also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. We furnish The Bank of New York, the depositary for our ADSs, with annual reports in English. These reports contain audited consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS, and include reconciliations of net income and stockholders’ equity to U.S. GAAP. These reports have been examined and reported on, with an opinion expressed by, an independent auditor. The depositary is required to mail our annual reports to all holders of record of our ADSs. The deposit agreement for the ADSs also requires us to furnish the depositary with English translations of all notices of shareholders’ meetings and other reports and communications that we send to holders of our Ordinary Shares. The depositary is required to mail these notices, reports and communications to holders of record of our ADSs. 117
Table of Contents As a foreign private issuer, we are not required to furnish proxy statements to holders of our ADSs in the United States. Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk The Group is subject to certain market risks due to interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations as well as variations in the market value of its investments. Throughout the normal course of its operations, the Group applies the established policies and procedures in order to mitigate its exposure to these fluctuations through the use of various financial instruments. Interest Rate Risk The interest rate fluctuations affect the fair value of the assets and liabilities that are subject to fixed interest rates as well the future cash flows of the portion of the debt that is subject to variable interest rates. The purpose of managing the interest rates is to balance the debt structure in order to minimize the cost of the debt in the long term. Depending on the Group’s estimations and its debt structure objectives, it manages its interest rate risks considering the available financing rates in the market by entering into hedging transactions, through the use of derivative contracts that mitigate these risks. In terms of the portion of our debt that is subject to interest rate risk, as of December 31, 2011, 96% of this financial debt was subject to fixed interest rates and the remaining 4% to variable interest rates. Foreign Exchange Rate Risk As a result of the FASA Acquisition and the financing that we obtained in connection therewith, we faced a potential exchange rate risk against the Chilean Peso, given that the financings obtained to fund the purchase price were denominated in Pesos and Dollars and the payment of the purchase price was in Chilean Pesos. In order to hedge the risk of changes in the exchange rate of the Peso versus the Chilean Peso, on May 20, 2010 we entered into a currency forward transaction with HSBC Mexico, S.A., Institucion de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero HSBC, which was liquidated prior to the payment date. The exchange rate risks that we face are primarily the result of the recognition of the investments made by our foreign affiliates, whose effects are related to the variation in their total value with respect to the original currency and which directly impacts the Group’s net profit. The Group, therefore, enters into derivative contracts that enable it to protect against variations in the exchange rate of its assets and liabilities. These contracts are renewed periodically, depending on the hedging needs of each one. 118
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CREDIT AGREEMENT (THIS “AGREEMENT
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(g) The Lenders shall credit the am
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN. Conditions Preced
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Joint and Several Obligations. (a)
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Governing Law and Jurisdiction. Thi
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Servicios Corporativos Doctorgen, S
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Exhibit 12.2 CERTIFICATION I, Juan
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