COLES GROUP LIMITED (ASX.CGJ)

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the Tax Office rules that a shareholder will be eligible to elect a script-for-script rollover - if a shareholder elects the rollover relief, any capital gains arising from the disposal of the Coles shares will be disregarded - however, the capital gains are not disregarded to the extent that the capital proceeds includes the cash consideration - if rollover is chosen, the first element of the cost base for the Wesfarmers shares and WPP shares will be a "reasonable portion" of the cost base of the Coles shares exchanged for those shares under the scheme - a shareholder must first reduce the cost base of the Coles shares by that part of the cost base that is attributable to the cash consideration received - if rollover is not chosen, the first element of the cost base of the Wesfarmers shares and WPP shares will be a "reasonable portion" of the market value of the Coles shares exchanged for those shares under the scheme - a shareholder must first reduce the cost base of the Coles shares by that part of the market value which is attributable to the cash consideration received - the market value of the Coles shares is determined at the time of acquisition of the Wesfarmers shares and WPP shares - the acquisition date for the Wesfarmers shares and WPP shares was 23 November 2007 - the market value of the Wesfarmers ordinary share on 23 November 2007 was $41.48 and the WPP share was $41.95

delisted following the completion of the scheme of arrangement with Wesfarmers Limited

we understand the majority of Coles shareholders elected to receive approximately 0.16854 Wesfarmers ordinary shares plus 0.14215 Wesfarmers PPS plus approximately $2.9583 cash for each Coles share - those who did not make a valid election, received the standard scheme consideration of $4.00 cash, 0.14215 new Wesfarmers ordinary shares and 0.14215 Wesfarmers PPS (subject to the rounding of fractional entitlements) per Coles share - those who made a valid Maximum Cash election, received approximately $9.6118 cash and 0.14215 Wesfarmers PPS per Coles share - (the ASX code for Wesfarmers ordinary shares is WES and for Wesfarmers PPS is WESN)

we understand that on or about this date the company undertook, proposed to undertake or was the subject of the following corporate action: - takeover by Wesfarmers - this corporate event may appear elsewhere in this company record

securities suspended from official quotation at the close of trading today, 9 November 2007 following lodgement with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission and ASX of the Court order approving the Scheme of Arrangement between the Company and its shareholders - this is in relation to the merger between the Company and Wesfarmers Limited

name changed from Coles Myer Limited