METCASH TRADING LIMITED(MTT)

delisted at the request of the company following the redemption of the company's outstanding Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock ("ULS") - see note below dated 16/12/2005 for details of the redemption

the Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock ("ULS") will be removed from quotation from the close of trading today, following redemption

Metcash confirms that a letter advising of the capital gains tax consequences of the Demerger Scheme and Metcash Transfer Scheme has been mailed today to former Foodland Associated Limited shareholders, who had elected to receive Metcash shares (see note of 13/12/2005 below for details)

registered holders of CULS as at 7.00pm today will be paid (on 19 December) the redemption payment of $2.54 per CULS (the issue price) plus a redemption premium of 7.5% or $2.7305 per CULS, rounded down to the nearest whole cent for their entire CULS holding - the redemption premium of $0.1905 per CULS will be fully franked

Metcash provides information to assist the former shareholders of Foodland Associated Limited in calculating the Australian capital gains tax consequences of the Demerger Scheme and Metcash Transfer Scheme - with regard to apportioning the cost base between FOA Shares and PEH shares the ATO will accept an apportionment of the original cost base of FOA shares as to 70% to PEH shares and 30% to FOA shares - with regard to former FOA shareholders who received Metcash shares for their FOA shares and who do not choose, or who are not eligible to choose, scrip for scrip CGT roll-over relief, the ATO has confirmed they may use the closing price of Metcash shares on the ASX on 24 November 2005 (ie $4.50) for the purpose of determining the market value of Metcash shares they receive in consideration for disposing of their FAL shares (shareholders are strongly advised to refer to the communications from Metcash)

the Metcash Trading Limited Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock (the "ULS") will be suspended from quotation from the close of trading today, Monday, 12 December 2005 in accordance with the terms of the CULS which mature on Monday, 19 December 2005

regular releases are being made to the market

shares suspended from quotation following lodgement with ASIC of a copy of the orders made by the Supreme Court approving the Company's share scheme of arrangement and option scheme of arrangement

we understand that on or about this date the company made an in specie distribution of 1 share in Metcash Limited for every 1 share in the company

we understand that on or about this date the company undertook, proposed to undertake or was the subject of the following corporate action: - 5 for 6 pro rata offer of Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock (“CULS”) at an issue price of $2.54 per CULS to the Company’s existing shareholders - this corporate event may appear elsewhere in this company record

name changed from Davids Limited