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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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Labor obligations<br />

Our labor liabilities inclu<strong>de</strong> obligations for <strong>de</strong>fined benefits for retirement pensions and seniority premiums, as well as severance from causes other than restructuring. Costs are<br />

recognized in income as employees ren<strong>de</strong>r their services. Toward that end, actuarial computations are applied to the present value of labor obligations using long-term assumptions.<br />

Defined benefit obligations, unamortized items, and the net periodic cost applicable to labor obligations referred to above are <strong>de</strong>termined by using the “projected unit credit<br />

method”. We evaluate our assumptions at least annually. Those assumptions inclu<strong>de</strong> the discount rate, expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, rates of increase in<br />

compensation costs and certain employee-related factors, such as turnover, retirement age and mortality rate. Actual results that differ from our assumptions are accumulated and<br />

amortized over future periods and, therefore, generally affect our recognized expenses and recor<strong>de</strong>d obligations in such future periods. While we believe that our estimates are<br />

reasonable, different assumptions could affect our evaluation. We can give no assurance that our expectations will not change as a result of new information or <strong>de</strong>velopments.<br />

The following table is a summary of the three key assumptions used in <strong>de</strong>termining <strong>20</strong>11 annual labor cost:<br />

Assumptions:<br />

México<br />

Discount rate 7.75%<br />

Salary increase rate 4.00%<br />

Return of plan assets 9.25%<br />

Chile<br />

Discount rate 5.00%<br />

Salary increase rate 3.00%<br />

Return of plan assets 3.00%<br />

Income Tax, Single Rate Business Tax<br />

Our operations are subject to taxation on Mexico, Chile and Brazil. Taxes on earnings represent the sum of the income tax due and the <strong>de</strong>ferred income tax effect <strong>de</strong>termined in<br />

accordance with currently enacted tax legislation applicable in the different jurisdictions in which each entity operates. Effective January 1, <strong>20</strong>08, the Mexican tax authorities enacted the<br />

Ley <strong>de</strong>l Impuesto Empresarial a Tasa Unica, Single Rate Business Tax Law, or IETU Law, which co-exists with the Income Tax Law.<br />

In <strong>20</strong>11 and <strong>20</strong>10, Management <strong>de</strong>termined that the taxes on earnings that will normally be paid by its Mexican subsidiaries will be that which is obtained from the taxable income base of<br />

income tax, which the Management estimates will exceed the taxable income base of IETU, in accordance with a projection based on reasonable assumptions.<br />

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