SUPER RETAIL GROUP LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2011

Oct 16, 2011

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MARKET RELEASE

17 October 2011

Super Retail Group Ltd

2+1 TRADING HALT

The securities of Super Retail Group Ltd (the “Company”) will be placed in Trading Halt Session State at the request of the Company, pending the release of an announcement by the Company. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in Trading Halt Session State until the commencement of normal trading on Thursday, 20 October 2011.

Security Code: SUL

Frances Finucan Senior Adviser, Listings (Brisbane)

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17 October 2011

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Ms Melissa Grundy ASX Limited Level 5, Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street BRISBANE QLD 4000

Dear Sir/Madam

Super Retail Group Limited (ASX Code: SUL) - Request for Trading Halt

Super Retail Group Limited (ABN 81 108 676 204) (“ Super Retail Group ”) requests that an immediate trading halt be granted by the Australian Securities Exchange (“ ASX” ) with respect to its ordinary shares in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 17.1.

Super Retail Group will announce today that it will be conducting a fully underwritten equity raising which will comprise a pro rata accelerated institutional tradeable retail renounceable entitlement offer of Super Retail Group ordinary shares to be made to:

• eligible institutional shareholders of Super Retail Group (“ Institutional Entitlement Offer ”); and

• eligible retail shareholders of Super Retail Group (“ Retail Entitlement Offer ”),

together the “ Entitlement Offer ”. For more information in relation to the Entitlement Offer please refer to the Investor Presentation also lodged with ASX today.

The trading halt is necessary in connection with the Institutional Entitlement Offer (including the related bookbuild).

In accordance with the timetable submitted to ASX for the Entitlement Offer, Super Retail Group wishes the trading halt to last until commencement of normal trading on Thursday, 20 October 2011, at which time Super Retail Group expects to be in a position to make, an announcement to the market regarding the results of the Institutional Entitlement Offer.

Super Retail Group is not aware of any reason why the trading halt should not be granted, nor is it aware of any other information required to be provided to the market or ASX in relation to the trading halt.

Yours sincerely

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Robert Dawkins Company Secretary Super Retail Group Limited

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