REG - B&M European - Notification of major holdings

B&M European Value Retail SAAnnouncement

15/12/2023 09:00

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RNS Number : 9771W  B&M European Value Retail S.A.  15 December 2023

15 December 2023

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (the "Company")

Notification of major holdings

We refer to the Company's announcement made on 13 December 2023.

The Company has been informed that the Company's Group Trading Director,
Bobby Arora's beneficial shareholding in the Company via
SSA Investments S.ar.l. ("SSA") remains unchanged and the Placing Shares
involved in the placing undertaken by SSA were those held ultimately for
the benefit of its (indirect) shareholders Simon and Robin Arora and do not
include any related to its indirect shareholder Bobby Arora.

The Company has now received the TR-1 notification below from SSA which is
being published by the Company in accordance with its obligations under
the Disclosure, Guidance and Transparency Rules.

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

LU1072616219

Issuer Name

B&M EUROPEAN VALUE RETAIL S.A.

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

SSA Investments S.àr.l.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Luxembourg

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Luxembourg

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

13-Dec-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

13-Dec-2023

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

                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  4.194000                                              0.000000                                                                   4.194000                        42059428
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          6.988000                                              0.000000                                                                   6.988000

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 LU1072616219                                 34003934                                 8055494                                      3.391000                            0.803000
 Sub Total 8.A                                42059428                                                                              4.194000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted

 Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

2. 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 entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person  Name of controlled undertaking  % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                          than the notifiable threshold
 Simon Arora                  SSA Investments S.àr.l.
 Bobby Arora                  SSA Investments S.àr.l.
 SSA Investments S.àr.l.                                      4.194000                                                                                                                                                4.194000%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

The 8,055,494 shares in the Issuer held indirectly (section 7) are held by
Praxis Nominees Limited, as a nominee for SSA Investments. The voting rights
attached to these shares will be exercised by Praxis Nominees Limited as
instructed by SSA Investments." For reference, historic DTR5 notification:
https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/bandm1/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=904&newsid=1544280
(https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/bandm1/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=904&newsid=1544280)

12. Date of Completion

14-Dec-2023

13. Place Of Completion

Luxembourg

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