REG - B&M European - Director/PDMR Securities
RNS Number : 9511PB&M European Value Retail S.A.22 February 2021SSA Investments S.àr.l., a person closely associated with Simon Arora, the CEO of B&M European Value Retail S.A. ("B&M") and Bobby and Robin Arora who are persons discharging managerial responsibilities in relation to B&M, sold 50,000,000 GBP Senior Secured Notes 3.625% due 2025 in B&M for a total aggregate price of GBP 52,082,000 on 19 February 2021, through the chain of transactions notified below, with the ultimate holder of those notes now being Rani 1 Holdings Limited which is a person closely associated with Simon Arora.
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and persons closely associated with them notification
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
Legal person
SSA Investments S.àr.l.
with registered address at 55, avenue Pasteur, L-2311 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B 187251
2.
Reason for the notification
Position/status
This notification concerns SSA Investments S.àr.l. ,a shareholder of the Issuer, as a person closely associated with the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities:
Simon Arora, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Issuer;
Bobby Arora, Group Trading Director, PDMR in relation to the Issuer's Group; and
Robin Arora, PDMR in relation to the Issuer's Group.
As SSA Investments S.àr.l. is beneficially owned by Simon, Bobby and Robin Arora it qualifies as a PCA in the sense of article 3(1)(26)(d) of MAR
Initial notification/ amendment
Initial
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Issuer
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
LEI
213800UK7ZRLY2K1X530
4.
Details of the transaction(s)
Description of the financial instrument, type of Instrument
GBP Senior Secured Notes 3.625% due 2025
Identification Code
XS2199627030
Nature of the transaction
Sale of debt instruments
Currency
GBP
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Aggregated Information
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Date of Transaction
2021-02-19
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and persons closely associated with them notification
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
Legal person
Simon Arora
2.
Reason for the notification
Position/status
Simon Arora is a person discharging managerial responsibilities in relation to the Issuer, being the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Issuer.
Initial notification/ amendment
Initial
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Issuer
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
LEI
213800UK7ZRLY2K1X530
4.
Details of the transaction(s)
Description of the financial instrument, type of Instrument
GBP Senior Secured Notes 3.625% due 2025
Identification Code
XS2199627030
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of debt instruments
Currency
GBP
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Aggregated Information
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Date of Transaction
2021-02-19
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and persons closely associated with them notification
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
Legal person
Simon Arora
2.
Reason for the notification
Position/status
Simon Arora is a person discharging managerial responsibilities in relation to the Issuer, being the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Issuer.
Initial notification/ amendment
Initial
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Issuer
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
LEI
213800UK7ZRLY2K1X530
4.
Details of the transaction(s)
Description of the financial instrument, type of Instrument
GBP Senior Secured Notes 3.625% due 2025
Identification Code
XS2199627030
Nature of the transaction
Sale of debt instruments
Currency
GBP
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Aggregated Information
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Date of Transaction
2021-02-19
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and persons closely associated with them notification
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
Legal person
Brooklands SA Investments Unlimited
2.
Reason for the notification
Position/status
This notification concerns Brooklands SA Investments Unlimited, as a person closely associated with Simon Arora, a person discharging managerial responsibilities in relation to the Issuer, being the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Issuer.
Initial notification/ amendment
Initial
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Issuer
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
LEI
213800UK7ZRLY2K1X530
4.
Details of the transaction(s)
Description of the financial instrument, type of Instrument
GBP Senior Secured Notes 3.625% due 2025
Identification Code
XS2199627030
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of debt instruments
Currency
GBP
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Aggregated Information
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Date of Transaction
2021-02-19
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and persons closely associated with them notification
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
Legal person
Brooklands SA Investments Unlimited
2.
Reason for the notification
Position/status
This notification concerns Brooklands SA Investments Unlimited, as a person closely associated with Simon Arora, a person discharging managerial responsibilities in relation to the Issuer, being the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Issuer.
Initial notification/ amendment
Initial
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Issuer
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
LEI
213800UK7ZRLY2K1X530
4.
Details of the transaction(s)
Description of the financial instrument, type of Instrument
GBP Senior Secured Notes 3.625% due 2025
Identification Code
XS2199627030
Nature of the transaction
Sale of debt instruments
Currency
GBP
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Aggregated Information
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Date of Transaction
2021-02-19
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and persons closely associated with them notification
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
Legal person
Rani 1 Holdings Limited with registered address at 15 Esplanade St Helier Jersey JE1 1RB and registered in Jersey with the Jersey Companies Register under number 123398
2.
Reason for the notification
Position/status
This notification concerns Rani 1 Holdings Limited, as a person closely associated with Simon Arora, CEO and PDMR in relation to the Issuer's Group.
As Rani 1 Holdings Limited is an investment company beneficially owned by Simon Arora's family trust it qualifies as a PCA in the sense of article 3(1)(26)(d) of MAR.
Initial notification/ amendment
Initial
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Issuer
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
LEI
213800UK7ZRLY2K1X530
4.
Details of the transaction(s)
Description of the financial instrument, type of Instrument
GBP Senior Secured Notes 3.625% due 2025
Identification Code
XS2199627030
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of debt instruments
Currency
GBP
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Aggregated Information
Price
Volume
Total
GBP 1.04164
50,000,000
GBP 52,082,000
Date of Transaction
2021-02-19
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
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