REG - B&M European - Holding(s) in Company

B&M European Value Retail SAAnnouncement

05/11/2018 09:30

RNS Number : 3335G
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
05 November 2018
 


 

ANNEXE A: Standard form for notification of major holdings
 




Form to be used for the purposes of notifying a change in major holdings pursuant to the modified law and grand-ducal regulation of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements for issuers of securities (referred to as "the Transparency Law" and "the Transparency Regulation")




 




NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the CSSF)i




 




1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are    attachedii:
 




B&M European Value Retail S.A.




2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 
X   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
      An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
      An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
      Other (please specify)iii:      
 




3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :




Name:      


City and country of registered office (if applicable):




The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC")


Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.




4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:




See section 8




5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:


1 November 2018




6. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:




 


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.A)


% of voting rights through financial instruments

(total of 7.B.1 + 7.B.2)


Total of both in % (7.A + 7.B)


Total number of voting rights of issuervii




Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached


5.088%


      0%


      5.088%


1,000,561,222




Position of previous notification (if applicable)


n/a


n/a


n/a


 



 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 




7. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:




A: Voting rights attached to shares




Class/type of

shares
ISIN code (if possible)


Number of voting rightsix


% of voting rights




Direct
(Art 8 of the
Transparency Law)


Indirect
(Art 9 of the
Transparency Law)


Direct
(Art 8 of the
Transparency Law)


Indirect
(Art 9 of the Transparency Law)




Ordinary Shares (LU1072616219)     


     


50,913,053     


 


5.088%




     


     


     


 


 




     


     


     


 


 




SUBTOTAL A
(Direct & Indirect)


50,913,053


5.088%




 
 




B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 12(1)(a) of the Transparency Law




Type of financial instrument


Expiration

datex


Exercise/

Conversion Periodxi


Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.


% of voting rights


 




n/a     


     


     


     


      %


 




     


     


     


     


      %


 




     


     


     


     


      %


 




 


 


SUBTOTAL B.1


     


      %


 




 
 


 




B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 12(1)(b) of the Transparency Law


 




Type of financial instrument


Expiration

datex


Exercise/

Conversion Periodxi


Physical or cash settlementxii


Number of voting rights


% of voting rights


 




n/a     


     


     


     


     


      %


 




     


     


     


     


     


      %


 




     


     


     


     


     


      %


 




 


 


 


SUBTOTAL B.2


     


      %


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation:
(please tick the applicable box)
 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii
 
X    Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

     financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or            legal entityxiv (please provide a separate organisational chart in case of a complex structure):
 




 


N°


Namexv


% of voting rights held by ultimate controlling person or entity or held directly by any subsidiary if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold


% of voting rights through financial instruments held by ultimate controlling person or entity or held directly by any subsidiary if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold


Total of both


Directly controlled by (use number(s) from 1st column)




 


1


The Capital Group Companies, Inc.


5.088%


0%


5.088%


     




 


2


Capital Research and Management Company


5.088%


0%


5.088%


1




 


     


 


 


 


 


 




 


     


 


 


 


 


 




 


     


 


 


 


 


 




 


 
 




 


9. In case of proxy voting:
The proxy holder named        will cease to hold        % and        number of voting rights as of        .
 




 


 




 


10. Additional informationxvi:




 


CGC is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that manages the American Funds family of mutual funds. CRMC manages equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC in turn is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), which in turn is the parent company of five investment management companies ("CGII management companies"): Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl and Capital International K.K. The CGII management companies primarily serve as investment managers to institutional clients.
Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the issuer for its own accounts. Rather, the shares reported are owned by funds and accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 




Done at


Los Angeles, California, USA


On


2 November 2018




 




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