• In November of 2012 the shareholders of Marcosa, the second largest Caterpillar dealer in Brazil, sold 100% of their shares to Grupo Sotreq

• For Grupo Sotreq transaction highlights included:

– Opportunity for Sotreq to consolidate its existing business by adding the northeastern region of Brazil, the region within Brazil that has the highest growth rate, particularly in the heavy construction segment

– Operational synergies and scale

– Opportunities in the expanding mining & oil sectors

• Marcosa was a family run Caterpillar dealer for 65 years that sold, leased and provided technical support for machinery, equipment, heavy engines, and power generators, and was the exclusive Caterpillar representative in the northeastern region of Brazil

• Founded in 1941, Grupo Sotreq is family controlled and is the largest Caterpillar dealer and equipment supplier in Latin America, maintaining exclusivity rights in the North, Mid-West, and Southeast regions of Brazil