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

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

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In our Retail Pharmacy division, we have an established annual expansion plan. For <strong>20</strong>12, we estimate that we will build more than 100 new pharmacies in two of our<br />

main markets, Mexico and Chile. We believe that these additional points-of-service will help stimulate our growth in these regions and we expect that the funds used to construct these<br />

facilities will come from cash generated by our operations. As a result, the actual number of pharmacies that we build will be subject to the amount of cash that we have available at the<br />

time.<br />

Both our distribution and retail pharmacy businesses are highly diversified, both geographically and in terms of the size of our operations.<br />

In our Mexican Distribution division, we have 22 distribution centers that provi<strong>de</strong> nationwi<strong>de</strong> coverage as well as over 800 transportation units located throughout the<br />

country. Due to the strategic locations of our distribution centers, in the event that any of these properties or units was damaged as the result of a natural disaster, we would most<br />

likely be able to reroute replacement vehicles to cover the affected routes or service our clients from a nearby Distribution Center, if necessary.<br />

In terms of our Retail Pharmacy business, we have over 900 stores in the 19 Mexican states where we currently operate, more than 350 stores in 15 Chilean regions and<br />

over 85 stores that offer service in two Brazilian states. In the event that any of these properties were negatively affected due to adverse climate conditions, we believe that we would<br />

still have a<strong>de</strong>quate coverage and that the overall effect on our business would be minimal.<br />

While there have been some natural occurrances in several of the countries where we operate in recent years, to date they have had a minimal effect on our overall<br />

operations. The earthquake that occurred in southern Chile in <strong>20</strong>10 caused us to temporarily close down 11 stores. However, eight of these stores were reopened within less than 5<br />

months of the inci<strong>de</strong>nt, on average. Mexico has also experienced several large earthquakes as well as some hurricane activity which could potential reoccur in the future. While the<br />

impact on our installations has been minimal thusfar, we cannot guarantee that we will not be affected by climate-related or other environmental issues in the future. However, we<br />

believe that the geographic diversity and the ample coverage that we have in the majority of the countries where we operate would help mititgate the negative affects of these<br />

environmental occurrances, should they transpire.<br />

Item 4A.<br />

Unresolved Staff Comments.<br />

Not applicable<br />

Item 5.<br />

Operating and Financial Review and Prospects<br />

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes inclu<strong>de</strong>d in this annual report<br />

starting on page F-1. Our audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS, which differ in some significant respects from U.S.<br />

GAAP. Note 22 to our audited consolidated financial statements provi<strong>de</strong>s a <strong>de</strong>scription of the primary differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP. Note 23 also provi<strong>de</strong>s a<br />

partial reconciliation of consolidated net income for each of the three years in the period en<strong>de</strong>d December 31, <strong>20</strong>11 and consolidated stockhol<strong>de</strong>rs’ equity as of December 31, <strong>20</strong>10 and<br />

<strong>20</strong>11 from Mexican FRS to U.S. GAAP.<br />

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