Norwegian Competition Authority extends review of cooperation agreement

The Norwegian Competition Authority announced today that they are extending
their review of the agreement between ICA Norway and Norgesgruppen on joint
sourcing and distribution. The reason for the extended review is the plans for
joint purchasing cooperation announced last week by COOP Norway and Rema 1000.

The Competition Authority has informed ICA that the review is expected to be
completed no later than the end of February 2014. At present the Authority has
suspended the cooperation until 10 January and will inform ICA whether the
suspension will also be extended.

ICA Norway and Norgesgruppen continue to have a dialogue with the Norwegian
Competition Authority.

In January 2013 ICA Norway entered into a strategic cooperation with
Norgesgruppen within the areas of sourcing and logistics. The aim is to secure
competitive prices and create conditions for long-term profitability in the
Norwegian business. Last spring, the Norwegian Competition Authority began a
review of the cooperation and suspended the cooperation for the duration of the
review.

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