Mac's Convenience Stores has served Canadians since 1961 in hundreds of communities large and small throughout Ontario and Western Canada. Our stores and offerings have been constantly evolving as we continually strive to be refreshingly convenient to our customers by offering quality products and services in an easy and efficient shopping experience. Our Parent Company—Alimentation Couche-Tard Mac's Convenience Stores has been owned and operated by Alimentation Couche-Tard since 1999. Couche-Tard is the largest convenience store operator in Canada with a network of over 5,800 stores, more than 4,100 of which offer motor fuel. These stores are located across 10 Canadian provinces in three geographic markets, operating under the Couche-Tard and Mac's trademarks. In the United States, stores operate under the Circle K trademark across 43 American states and in the District of Columbia in eight major markets (Great Lakes, Midwest, Southeast, Florida, Gulf, Arizona, West Coast, Southwest). Globally, a network of about 3,700 licensees extends to seven other regions worldwide (China, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Mexico). Couche-Tard has also expanded its interests to Europe through acquisition of Statoil Fuel & Retail. The highly developed and promising markets are currently in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and a few shops in Russia. These eight European countries will provide a great opportunity for future growth.