EVENTORE Listing Code: GCARSO Date: 16/07/2009 Corporate name: GRUPO CARSO, S.A.B. DE C.V. Place: MEXICO CITY, D.F. Subject: Acquisition Relevant Events: Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. (“GCARSO”) informs the investors public that today its subsidiary Grupo Sanborns, S.A. de C.V. acquired 99.99% of the share capital of Inmobiliaria para el Desarrollo de Proyectos, S.A. de C.V., from Promotora del Desarrollo de América Latina, S.A. de C.V., subsidiary of Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en América Latina, S.A.B. de C.V. (“IDEAL”), at a price of $306’390,000.00. The reasonableness of said price, and the acquisition value of the company, estimated in $6,250 million pesos (debt included), has been confirmed by an independent expert. Foreign: N/A