Registration of Securities in Relation to an Initial Public Offering

August 13, 2014 IN THE MATTER OF SSI GROUP, INC. REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES IN RELATION TO AN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 13 August 2014, a sworn registration statement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of SSI GROUP, INC. 1 (the "Company") for the registration of up to 3,312,864,430 shares with a par value of Php1.00 2 per share, divided as follows: (1) Up to 695,701,530 shares that shall be offered and sold by way of a primary offering at an offer price of up to Php12.50; (2) Up to 168,523,973 shares that shall be offered and sold by way of a secondary offering at an offer price of up to Php12.50; (3) Up to 129,633,826 shares for over allotment at an offer price of up to Php12.50; and (4) Up to 2,319,005,101 shares with par value of Php1.00 per share which shall not be included in the offer. According to the papers presented, the following persons are the directors 3 of the Company: aETASc Name Position Zenaida R. Tantoco Chairman & CEO Anthony T. Huang President Ma. Elena T. Valbuena Director Ma. Teresa F. Tantoco Director Bienvenido V. Tantoco, III Director Eduardo T. Lopez, III Director Edgardo T. Pineda, Jr. Director The following persons are the officers of the Company: Name Position Zenaida R. Tantoco Chairman & CEO Anthony T. Huang President Ma. Teresa R. Tantoco Treasurer Elizabeth T. Quiambao Executive Vice President Rossellina J. Escolo Vice President for Finance Ma. Margarita A. Atienza Vice President for Investor Relations and Compliance Cheryl Anne M. Berioso Head of Corporate Planning Reuben J. Ravago Vice President for IT Rosanno P. Nisce Corporate Secretary Said registration statement and other papers/documents attached thereto and are open to inspection by interested parties during business hours and copies thereof, photostatic or otherwise, shall be furnished to every party at such reasonable fees as the Commission may prescribe. The Registration Statement and Prospectus dated 13 August 2014 and any subsequent amendments therein may also be downloaded from the Company's website: www.ssigroup.com.ph. (SGD.) VICENTE GRACIANO P. FELIZMENIO, JR. Director Footnotes 1. An application for the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to change the name from "Casual Clothing Specialists, Inc." to "SSI Group, Inc." has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 30 July 2014 and is currently pending approval. 2. An application for the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to: (i) increase the authorized capital stock from Php3,000,000,000.00 to Php5,000,000,000.00 and (ii) change the par value to Php100.00 to Php1.00 per share, has been filed with the SEC on 30 July 2014 and is currently pending approval. 3. An application for the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of directors from seven (7) to nine (9) in which the additional two seats are reserved for independent directors has been filed with the SEC on 30 July 2014 and is currently pending approval.