1Q12 EARNINGS RELEASE SCHEDULE

São Paulo, April 17, 2012 – Grupo Pão de Açúcar [BM&FBOVESPA: PCAR4; NYSE: CBD] and Viavarejo S.A. [BM&FBOVESPA: VVAR3] announce their first quarter 2012 (1Q12) earnings release schedule.

Click here for the 1Q12 earnings release schedule.

1Q12 EARNINGS
May 07, 2012
After market close

CONFERENCE CALL WITH WEBCAST
May 08, 2012
11:00 a.m. (Brasília time) | 10:00 a.m. (NY) | 03:00 p.m. (London)
Conference in English (simultaneous translation)
+1 (516) 300-1066
Webcast: click here.
Conference in Portuguese (original language)
+55 (11) 3127-4971
Webcast: click here.

Replay: +55 (11) 3127-4999
Access code for audio in English: 19996509
Access code for audio in Portuguese: 20125656
The conference call will also be available in audio format on http://www.gpari.com.br/

Please dial in five minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time.

In line with the best corporate governance practices and in order to assure fair disclosure and transparency in the 1Q12 earnings release, Grupo Pão de Açúcar and Viavarejo S.A. will observe a quiet period from April 23, 2012 through May 07, 2012 after the earnings release.