Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd.

1 Liquor Stores Ltd. Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2012 and 2011 Management's Responsibility for Financial Reporting The preparation and presentation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Liquor Stores Ltd., which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, are the responsibility of management and have been approved by the Board of Directors. The consolidated financial statements include certain amounts that are based on the best estimates and judgments of management and in their opinion present fairly, in all material respects, Liquor Stores Ltd.

2 S financial position, financial performance and cash flows. The Company s accounting procedures and related systems of internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance that its assets are safeguarded and its financial information is reliable. The consolidated financial statements have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company s external auditors. The external auditors are responsible for examining the consolidated financial statements and expressing their opinion on the fairness of the financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

3 The auditors' report outlines the scope of their audit examination and states their opinion. The Board of Directors, through the Audit Committee, is responsible for overseeing management s responsibility for financial reporting and is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving the consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee meets regularly with management and the external auditors to satisfy itself that each group is discharging its responsibilities with respect to internal controls and financial reporting. The Audit Committee reports its findings to the Board of Directors for their consideration when approving the consolidated financial statements for issuance to the shareholders.

4 The external auditors have full and open access to the Audit Committee, with and without the presence of management. The Audit Committee also considers, for review by the Board of Directors and approval by the shareholders, the engagement or re-appointment of the external auditors. Signed Jim Dinning Signed Patrick de Grace Jim Dinning Patrick de Grace Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim CEO Senior Vice President & CFO March 5, 2013 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPTD Tower, 10088 102 Avenue NW, Suite 1501, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 3N5T: +1 780 441 6700, F.

5 +1 780 441 6776 PwC refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Ontario limited liability 5, 2013 Independent Auditor s ReportTo the Shareholders ofLiquor Stores have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Liquor Stores Ltd., whichcomprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011and the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flowfor the years then ended, and the related notes, which comprise a summary of significant accountingpolicies and other explanatory s responsibility for the consolidated financial statementsManagement is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financialstatements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

6 And for such internal controlas management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statementsthat are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or s responsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Thosestandards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtainreasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures inthe consolidated financial statements.

7 The procedures selected depend on the auditor s judgment,including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements,whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal controlrelevant to the entity s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in orderto design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressingan opinion on the effectiveness of the entity s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating theappropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made bymanagement, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our audit our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financialposition of Liquor Stores Ltd.

8 As at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and its financialperformance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with International FinancialReporting Standards.(Signed) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants Liquor Stores Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (in thousands of Canadian dollars) Liquor Stores Ltd. | 2012 Consolidated Financial Statements 1 Note December 31, 2012 $ December 31, 2011 $ Assets Current assets: Cash 5,130 1,707 Accounts receivable 3,622 845 Inventory 5 146,710 129,842 Prepaid expenses and deposits 6,715 3,921 160,177 136,315 Deferred tax assets 12 1,703 1,610 Property and equipment 6 43,527 38,772 Intangible assets 7 44,221 46,145 Goodwill 8 281,459 280,305 533,087 503,147 Liabilities Current liabilities.

9 Bank indebtedness 9(a) 3,891 40,424 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 38,464 24,423 Dividends payable to shareholders 11 2,063 2,040 Income tax payable 2,205 55 Derivative instrument 20 10 390 Current portion of long-term debt 9(b) - 55,681 46,633 123,013 Long-term debt 9(b) 146,566 46,469 Deferred tax liabilities 12 22,138 16,465 215,337 185,947 Shareholders Equity Equity attributable to shareholders 317,658 317,115 Equity attributable to non-controlling interest 92 85 317,750 317,200 533,087 503,147 Commitments (note 21) The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

10 Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors: Signed Jim Dinning Signed Robert Green Jim Dinning Robert Green Director Director Liquor Stores Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (in thousands of Canadian dollars) Liquor Stores Ltd. | 2012 Consolidated Financial Statements 2 Attributable to Shareholders of the Company Share capital $ Equity component of convertible debentures $ Contributed surplus $ Accumulated other comprehen-sive income $ Deficit $ Total $ Non-controlling interest $ Total equity $ (note 13) Opening balance January 1, 2011 180,000 37 174,632 (4,342) (36,425)