Alfa Holdings S.A. Stock

Alfa Holdings SA, formerly Real SA Participacoes e Administracao, is a Brazil-based holding company engaged in the financial sector, insurance industry, information technology (IT) and data services, among others. As of December 31, 2011, it held shares in various companies, including Banco Alfa de Investimento SA, which offers a range of financial products and services, including portfolio management, working capital management, trade services, treasury operations, bank guarantees, third party administration and private banking; Financeira Alfa SA - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos, which provides consumer credits and payroll loans; Alfa Previdencia e Vida SA and Alfa Seguradora SA, which offer various types of insurance; Metro Tecnologia Informatica Ltda and Metro Dados Ltda, providing computer systems development and data processing services, and Alfa Corretora de Cambio e Valores Mobiliarios SA, which is engaged in brokerage and securities exchange, among others.