SAO PAULO, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Shopping Brasil S/A (BM&FBovespa: GSHP3), one of the largest shopping mall companies in Brazil, announces 3Q12 earnings results.

• Opening of Outlet Premium Brasilia in July 2012.
• Acquisition of Shopping Bonsucesso mall in August 2012.
• Opening of the expansions of Unimart Shopping Campinas and Parque Shopping Prudente malls in this period.
• General Shopping Brasil's gross revenue in the third quarter of 2012 (3Q12) totaled R$ 49.7 million, up 37.5% over the R$ 36.1 million reached in the third quarter of 2011 (3Q11). In the first nine months of 2012, gross revenue grew 29.6% as compared with that of 9M11, reaching R$ 134.6 million.
• Consolidated NOI registered R$ 41.2 million in 3Q12, with margin at 89.0% and a growth of 38.5% in relation to the R$ 29.8 million registered in 3Q11. In 9M12, consolidated NOI was R$ 110.3 million, with margin of 87.8% and a growth of 29.2% in comparison with 9M11.
• Gross Profit registered R$ 37.7 million in 3Q12, with margin at 81.4% and a growth of 38.9% as compared with the R$ 27.1 million of 3Q11. In 9M12, gross profit totaled R$ 99.3 million, with margin of 79.1% and a growth of 27.9% in comparison with 9M11.
• Adjusted EBITDA reached R$ 32.0 million in 3Q12, with margin at 69.2% and a growth of 27.6% in relation to the R$ 25.1 million in 3Q11. In 9M12, adjusted EBITDA totaled R$ 87.2 million, with margin of 69.4% and a growth of 26.0% in comparison with 9M11.

For more information about the performance of GSB, see the release on the link below:
http://www.firb.com/general_shopping/GSB_release_3Q12.pdf

CONFERENCE CALLS ON THE 3Q12

What:  General Shopping Brasil 3rd Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call

When: Friday, November 16, 2012 @ 07:00 AM EST in Portuguese and 08:00 AM EST in English.

Where: http://www.mediatown.com.br/prnewswire/player/?id=1029  
(Portuguese)

http://www.mediatown.com.br/prnewswire/player/?id=1030
(English)

How:   Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above.

Conference call dial-in phone numbers: From the US: 1-855-281-6021 (toll-free from the US); from Brazil: 11 4688-6361; from other countries: 1-786-924-6977

Contact: Investor Relations Area of General Shopping Brasil - +55 11 3159-5100, dri@generalshopping.com.br, or Silvia Pinheiro, from FIRB - Financial Investor Relations Brasil - +55 11 3500-5564, silvia.pinheiro@firb.com

SOURCE General Shopping Brasil S.A.