Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 14, 2023
Major Shareholding Notification
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Limited liability company Edingensesteenweg 196 – 1500 Halle Company number: 0400.378.485
(article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)
Pursuant to article 14 of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings, Colruyt Group and its controlling shareholder Korys, together with the Colruyt family and relatives, have submitted a notification to the FSMA.
This transparency notification dated 14 December 2023 shows that, the shareholders acting in concert Korys, the Colruyt family and relatives and Colruyt Group together hold a total of 69,24% of the company's voting rights, thus exceeding downwards a statutory threshold of 70%.
On 12 December 2023, the shareholders acting in concert Korys, the Colruyt family and relatives and Colruyt Group together hold a total of 88.181.322 Colruyt shares that together represent 69,24% of the total number of shares issued by the company (127.348.890).
The new denominator of 127.348.890 shares takes into account the cancellation of 7.000.000 treasury shares and the capital increase reserved for Colruyt Group staff, for which 271.202 new shares were issued, both pasted by notarial deed on 12 December 2023.
The company has no knowledge of other agreements between shareholders. The statutory thresholds per 5% bracket apply.
The notification dated 14/12/2023 contains the following information:
o Korys Business Services I NV, Villalaan 96 1500 Halle
o Korys Business Services II NV, Villalaan 96 1500 Halle
| Voting rights | Previous notification |
After the notification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights |
# of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| Holders of voting rights |
Linked to securities | Not linked to securities |
Linked to securities |
Not linked to securities |
||
| Stichting Administratiekantoor Cozin |
0 | 0 | 0 | % | 0 | |
| Korys NV | 75.708.801 | 76.218.801 | 0 | 59,85% | 0 | |
| Korys Investments NV | 1.241.605 | 1.241.605 | 0 | 0,97% | 0 | |
| Korys Management Investments BV |
193.915 | 193.915 | 0 | 0,152% | 0 | |
| Korys Business Services I NV |
1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0,0008% | 0 | |
| Korys Business Services II NV |
1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0,0008% | 0 | |
| Korys Business Services III NV |
1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0,0008% | 0 | |
| Colruyt Group NV | 8.070.476 | 1.728.148 | 0 | 1,36% | 0 |
| Impact Capital NV | 60.000 | 60.000 | 0 | 0,05% | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stichting Pro Creatura | 146.755 | 146.755 | 0 | 0,12% | 0 |
| Colruyt family | 8.577.876 | 8.589.098 | 0 | 6,74% | 0 |
| TOTAL | 94.002.428 | 88.181.322 | 0 | 69,24% | 0 % |
Although Colruyt Group NV is no party to the agreements to act in concert, its treasury shares are included given its capacity of subsidiary of Korys NV (Art. 6, §5, 3° Transparency Law); Korys NV is indeed deemed to hold these shares indirectly.
This press release may be consulted on the website of Colruyt Group via the link https://www.colruytgroup.com/en/invest/stakeholder-information/notifications.
For questions on this press release or for further information, please send an email to [email protected].
Colruyt Group operates in the food and non-food distribution sector in Belgium, France and Luxembourg with more than 700 own stores and over 580 affiliated stores. In Belgium, this includes Colruyt Lowest Prices, Okay, Bio-Planet, Cru, Dreambaby, Bike Republic, Zeb, PointCarré, The Fashion Store and the affiliated stores Spar and PointCarré. In France, in addition to Colruyt stores and DATS 24 filling stations, there are also affiliated Coccinelle, Coccimarket, Panier Sympa and PointCarré stores. Jims operates fitness clubs in Belgium and Luxembourg. Newpharma is the Belgian online pharmacy of Colruyt Group. Solucious and Culinoa deliver food service and retail products to professional customers in Belgium (hospitals, SMEs, hospitality sector, etc.). The activities of Colruyt Group also comprise printing and document management solutions (Symeta Hybrid). Colruyt Group also holds interests, amongst others in Virya Energy (to which DATS 24 belongs since June 2023) and in Dreamland. The group employs more than 32.000 employees and recorded a EUR 10,8 billion revenue in 2022/23. Colruyt Group NV is listed on Euronext Brussels (COLR) under ISIN code BE0974256852.
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