D&S Announces Filing of Its 2007 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission

SANTIAGO, Chile, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Distribucion y Servicio D&S S.A. (Latibex: XDYS) today announced the filing of its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

In compliance with SEC regulations, the 2007 Form 20-F will be available on our website at http://www.dys.cl/. Hard copies of the audited financial statements are available to shareholders free of charge upon request.

D&S is a group of companies whose core business is food retail through the different retail formats it has developed through the years. The core business includes Express de LIDER supermarkets, Hiper de LIDER hypermarkets and the two new discount formats under the Ekono and Acuenta banner. In close relationship with this retail business, the real estate division develops and manages supermarkets and shopping centers to ensure the best locations to efficiently serve our customers throughout Chile. Finally, the financial services division grants credit to consumers through the PRESTO card, and develops a number of products and services that add value to the commercial proposal and increase profitability for the Company.

As of December 31, 2007 the Company employed more than 34,500 associates and operated 145 LIDER stores, 10 shopping centers and 85 PRESTO branches throughout the country, in addition to 4 distribution centers. Net revenues for 2007 were US$3,835 million and net income reached US$106 million.

  For further information, please contact:
  Alejandro Droste B.
  Chief Financial Officer
  adroste@dys.cl
  56-2-484 7754

  Miguel Nunez S.
  Finance Manager
  mnunez@dys.cl
  56-2-484 7754

  Ignacio Gonzalez R.
  Investor Relations Officer
  igonzalez@dys.cl
  56-2-200 5630

CONTACT: Alejandro Droste, Chief Financial Officer, +011-56-2-484-7754, adroste@dys.cl, Miguel Nunez S., Finance Manager, +011-56-2-484-7754, mnunez@dys.cl, Ignacio Gonzalez R., Investor Relations Officer, igonzalez@dys.cl, +011-56-2-200-5630

Web site: http://www.dys.cl/

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