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Carrefour

Share Issue/Capital Change May 16, 2025

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Issuance by Carrefour of 58,345,601 new shares in consideration for the contribution by Carrefour Nederland B.V. of 581,122,186 shares of Atacadão

Further to its press releases dated February 11, 2025, April 4, 2025 and May 14, 2025, Carrefour (ISIN code: FR0000120172 CA) (the "Group") announces today a new major step in the completion of the acquisition of all the shares held by the minority shareholders of its Brazilian subsidiary, Atacadão, with a view to delisting it from the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) through a Brazilian merger of shares (Incorporação de Ações) (the "Transaction").

Under the terms of the Transaction, Atacadão, a company specialized in food retailing activities in various forms, financial services, real estate operations in Brazil and related activities (including the operation of service stations, e-commerce, etc.), of which Carrefour S.A. ("Carrefour") and Carrefour Nederland B.V. ("Carrefour Nederland") currently hold 30.9% and 36.5% of the share capital respectively, will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of an ad hoc company incorporated under Brazilian law ("MergerSub") acquired by Carrefour Nederland specifically for the purposes of the Transaction.

In the context of the Transaction, which was approved on April 25, 2025 by the general meeting of shareholders of Atacadão and the general meeting of shareholders of MergerSub respectively, the minority shareholders of Atacadão were offered the choice between the following three options with respect to the consideration to be received in exchange for their Atacadão shares:

  • 100% cash consideration equal to 8.50 Brazilian reais (BRL) per Atacadão share;
  • consideration in Carrefour S.A. shares (or Brazilian Depositary Receipts) corresponding to one (1) Carrefour S.A. share for 9.96 MergerSub shares; or
  • a combination of the above two options in a 50/50 ratio.

On May 14, 2025, following the expiry of the election period between April 28 and May 12, 2025 during which Atacadão's minority shareholders were able to select one of the above-mentioned options, Carrefour announced that the minority shareholders representing the remaining 32.6% of Atacadão's share capital had made their choice from among the three options offered:

  • 15.38% elected the all-cash option at BRL 8.50 per Atacadão share, or did not make a choice and will therefore receive cash as the default option;
  • 84.61% chose the share-exchange option, receiving 1 Carrefour S.A. share for every 9.96 Atacadão shares; and
  • 0.01% opted for the mixed option, consisting of BRL 4.25 in cash per Atacadão share plus 1 Carrefour S.A. share for every 19.92 Atacadão shares.

In order to enable MergerSub to deliver Carrefour shares to the minority shareholders of Atacadão having opted for this consideration, Carrefour S.A. and Carrefour Nederland entered into a contribution agreement on May 15, 2025, under the terms of which Carrefour Nederland (the "Contributor") agreed to contribute 581,122,186 shares it holds in Atacadão (the "Contributed Shares"), representing 27.55% of Atacadão's share capital, to Carrefour S.A. (the "Beneficiary"), which agreed to issue 58,345,601 new Carrefour shares for the benefit of Carrefour Nederland in consideration for the Contributed Shares (the "Contribution").

On May 15, 2025, the Board of directors of Carrefour authorized the signing of the contribution agreement (which occurred on the same date), after the contribution appraiser had submitted a comfort letter (lettre d'avancement) providing its preliminary assessment of the value of the Contributed Shares and the consideration for the Contribution.

On May 15, 2025, the contribution appraiser submitted its final reports on the valuation of the Contributed Shares and the consideration for the Contribution.

Pursuant to the delegation granted by the eighteenth resolution approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Carrefour on May 26, 2023, under which the shareholders delegated to the Board of directors, with the option of sub-delegation, for a period of twenty-six (26) months, the powers required to issue shares to remunerate contributions in kind in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 22-10-53 of the French Commercial Code, the Board of directors of Carrefour approved, on May 15, 2025, the Contribution and delegated to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carrefour, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-49 of the French Commercial Code, the powers necessary to decide on the resulting increase in Carrefour's share capital (the "Capital Increase") and the issuance to the Contributor of 58,345,601 new ordinary shares of Carrefour in consideration for the Contribution (the "New Shares").

Following the Contribution and the Capital Increase, the Contributor will hold 58,345,601 new ordinary shares of Carrefour, representing approximately 7.92% of Carrefour's share capital. The New Shares, the admission of which to the regulated market of Euronext Paris has been requested, will be fully assimilated to the existing Carrefour shares.

Following completion of the Contribution, it is envisaged to contribute to MergerSub the newly issued shares of Carrefour allocated to Carrefour Nederland as consideration for the Contributed Shares would then be contributed. Carrefour and Carrefour Nederland would then contribute all their Atacadão shares (including the Contributed Shares) to MergerSub as part of the Transaction.

The minority shareholders of Atacadão who will not have exercised their withdrawal right under the Transaction will contribute all their Atacadão shares to MergerSub and will receive in exchange redeemable shares of MergerSub of the class corresponding to the option chosen (redeemable shares in cash, in Carrefour S.A. shares (or in Brazilian Depositary Receipts) or in a combination of both, as the case may be).

The main characteristics of the Contribution, its valuation and consideration are described below :

Carrefour
Nederland
B.V.,
a
company
incorporated
under
Dutch
Contributor: law
(besloten
vennootschap
met
beperkte
aansprakelijkheid),
having
its
registered
office
(statutaire
zetel)
at
Overschiestraat
186
D,
1062
XK
Amsterdam,
the
Netherlands,
registered
with
the
Dutch
Trade
and
Companies
Register
(Handelsregister)
under
number
33261494.
Beneficiary: Carrefour
S.A.,
a
French
société
anonyme
having
its
registered
office
at
93,
avenue
de
Paris,
91300
Massy,
registered
under
the
unique
identification
number
652
014
051
R.C.S.
Evry,
whose
shares
are
admitted
to
trading
on
the
regulated
market
of
Euronext
Paris.
NATURE
AND
CONSIDERATION
FOR
THE
CONTRIBUTION:
Context
of
the
Contribution:
The
Contribution
is
part
of
the
acquisition
by
Carrefour
of
all
the
shares
held
by
the
minority
shareholders
of
its
Brazilian
subsidiary,
Atacadão,
a
company
incorporated
under
Brazilian
law
and
listed
on
the
Novo
Mercado
segment
of
the
Brazilian
Stock
Exchange
(B3),
with
a
share
capital
of
BRL
9,959,241,526.26
divided
into
2,109,056.
711
shares
with
no
par
value,
having
its
registered
office
at
Avenida
Morvan
Dias
de
Figueiredo,
No.
6169,
Vila
Maria,
ZIP
Code
02170-901,
São
Paulo,
State
of
São
Paulo,
registered
under
number
CNPJ
75.315.333/0001-09
("Atacadão"),
with
a
view
to
delisting
it
from
the
São
Paulo
Stock
Exchange
(B3)
by
means
of
a
merger
of
shares
(Incorporação
de
Ações).
Carrefour
and
Carrefour
Nederland
(a
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
Carrefour)
currently
hold
30.9%
and
36.5%
respectively
of
Atacadão's
share
capital
and
are
considering
a
delisting
of
Atacadão,
currently
listed
on
the
regulated
markets
in
Brazil,
which
will
take
the
form
of
a
Brazilian
merger
of
shares
("Incorporação
de
Ações")
under
which
Atacadão
will
become
a
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
a
Brazilian
ad
hoc
company,
Brachiosaurus
422
Participações
S.
A.,
a
company
incorporated
under
Brazilian
law
with
a
share
capital
of
BRL
400
divided
into
400
shares
of
no
par
value,
having
its
registered
office
at
Av.
Imperatriz
Leopoldina,

1248,
sala
204,
setor
11,
Vila
Leopoldina,
CEP
05305-002,
São
Paulo,
State
of
São
Paulo,
registered
under
number
CNPJ
56.707.047/0001-44
acquired
by
Carrefour
Nederland
B.V.
specifically
for
the
purposes
of
the
Transaction.
Tax
and
legal
regime
of
the
Contribution:
The
Contribution
is
subject
to
the
legal
regime
governing
contributions
in
kind
by
a
company
whose
securities
are
admitted
to
trading
on
a
regulated
market,
as
provided
for
in
Articles
L.
22-10-53
and
L.
225-147
of
the
French
Commercial
Code.
For
French
tax
purposes,
the
Contributed
Shares
(as
defined
below)
will
have
a
tax
cost
price
for
the
Beneficiary
equal
to
the
contribution
value,
itself
equal
to
the
estimated
market
value
of
the
Contributed
Shares.
The
Contribution
will
be
registered
free
of
charge
with
the
tax
authorities
(CGI,
Art.
810-I).
Assets
contributed:
The
Contributor
contributes
581,122,186
Atacadão
shares
to
the
Beneficiary,
representing
27.55%
of
the
share
capital
of
Atacadão.
Atacadão
specialises
in
food
retailing
in
various
forms
(hypermarkets,
supermarkets,
convenience
stores
and
cash
&
carry),
financial
services,
real
estate
operations
in
Brazil
and
related
activities
(including
the
operation
of
service
stations,
e-commerce,
etc.).
Atacadão
is
a
key
asset
for
the
Group.
In
recent
years,
Atacadão
has
accelerated
its
development
through
sustained
organic
growth
and
strategic
acquisitions,
notably
Makro
in
2020
and
Grupo
BIG
in
2022,
consolidating
a
clearly
established
leadership
position
on
the
Brazilian
market.
Total
value
of
the
contributed
assets:
As
this
is
a
cross-border
transaction
not
subject
to
French
accounting
regulations,
the
Contribution
will
be
made
at
the
actual
1
value
of
the
Contributed
Shares
The
Contributed
Shares,
i.e.
581,122,186
Atacadão
shares,
will
be
contributed
for
a
total
market
value
of
767,081,285.52
euros,
on
the
basis
of
a
unit
value
per
Atacadão
share
set
by
the
parties
at
1.32
euros
(the
"Contribution
Value").
The
Contribution
Value
corresponds
to
the
initial
price
offered
per
Atacadão
share
for
the
cash
option
of
the
Transaction.
It
was
calculated
using
a
multi-criteria
approach
based
on
certain
valuation
methods
(discounted
free
cash
flow
method,
comparable
trading
multiples
approach,
comparable
transactions
approach)
and
the
following
references:
Atacadão's
share
price
prior
to
the
announcement
of
the
Transaction
and
historical
weighted
averages
and
target
prices
published
by
financial
analysts.
Number
of
Carrefour
shares
issued
in
consideration
of
the
Contribution
and
amount
of
the
Capital
Increase
and
In
consideration
for
the
Contribution,
Carrefour
will
issue
to
the
Contributor
58,345,601
new
fully
paid-up
ordinary
shares
of
Carrefour
with
a
par
value
of
2.5
euros
each,
representing
a
capital
increase
of
a
total
nominal
amount
of
145,864,002.50
euros,
together
with
a
contribution
premium
of
621,217,283.02
euros
(corresponding
to
the
difference
between
(i)
the
Contribution
Value,
i.e.
767,081,285.52
euros,
and
(ii)
the
amount
of
the
Beneficiary's

1 In accordance with the treatment that would have been applicable under French accounting regulations, since the transaction does not involve an independent branch of activity or similar and does not confer control (which is pre-existing) of the company whose shares are transferred.

of
the
contribution
premium:
Capital
Increase,
i.e.
a
total
capital
increase
amount
of
767,081,285.52
euros).
Conditions
precedent:
Completion
of
the
Contribution
remains
subject
to
(i)
the
capital
increase
of
the
Beneficiary
following
the
Contribution
and
(ii)
the
corresponding
amendment
of
the
Beneficiary's
articles
of
association
(the
"Condition
Precedent").
Completion
date
of
the
Contribution:
Subject
to
the
fulfilment
of
the
Condition
Precedent
to
the
Contribution,
the
definitive
completion
of
the
Contribution
will
occur
on
the
date
of
the
decision
of
the
Chairman
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Carrefour
envisaged
for
May
26,
2025,
which
will
decide
on
the
Capital
Increase
in
consideration
for
the
Contribution,
as
well
as
the
issuance
of
the
New
Shares
and
the
corresponding
amendment
of
Carrefour's
articles
of
association
(the
"Completion
Date").
Issuance
and
benefit
of
the
New
Shares:
The
New
Shares
will
be
issued
on
the
Completion
Date
and
will
be
admitted
to
trading
on
the
regulated
market
of
Euronext
Paris.
From
the
Completion
Date,
the
New
Shares
will
be
fully
assimilated
and
will
enjoy
the
same
rights
and
bear
the
same
liabilities
as
the
shares
of
the
same
class
existing
prior
to
the
Contribution.
The
New
Shares
will
be
subject
to
all
the
provisions
of
the
Beneficiary's
articles
of
association
and
to
the
decisions
of
the
Beneficiary's
shareholders.
The
New
Shares
issued
by
the
Beneficiary
will
carry
dividend
rights
as
from
the
Completion
Date.
In
particular,
the
New
Shares
issued
by
the
Beneficiary
will
entitle
their
holders
to
the
dividend
paid
by
the
Contributor
in
respect
of
the
2024
financial
year.
An
application
for
admission
of
the
New
Shares
to
trading
on
the
regulated
market
of
Euronext
Paris
on
the
same
quotation
line
as
the
existing
Carrefour
shares
(ISIN
code
FR0000120172
CA)
will
be
submitted.
VERIFICATION
OF
THE
CONTRIBUTION:
Assessment
of
the
value
and
consideration
of
the
Contribution
by
the
Contribution
Appraiser:
In
accordance
with
Articles
L.
22-10-53,
L.
225-147
and
R.
225-8
of
the
French
Commercial
Code
and
AMF
Position-Recommendation
No.
2011-11
of
21
July
2011,
Ledouble,
8
rue
Halévy,
75009
Paris,
has
been
appointed
as
contribution
appraiser
(the
"Contribution
Appraiser")
for
the
purposes
of
the
Contribution,
by
order
of
the
President
of
the
commercial
court
of
Evry
dated
3
March
2025,
with
the
mission
of
assessing
the
value
of
the
Contribution
and
the
fairness
of
the
consideration
for
the
Contributed
Shares.
It
appears
from
the
reports
of
the
Contribution
Appraiser
dated
May
15,
2025
(i)
that
the
overall
value
of
the
Contribution
is
not
overvalued,
(ii)
that
the
value
of
the
Contribution
is
at
least
equal
to
the
sum
of
the
nominal
amount
of
the
resulting
increase
in
Carrefour's
share
capital
and
the
contribution
premium
and
(iii)
that
the
consideration
for
the
Contribution
is
fair.
The
conclusion
of
the
Contribution
Appraiser's
report
on
the
value
of
the
Contribution
is
as
follows:
"On
the
basis
of
our
work
and
on
the
date
of
this
report,
we
are
of
the
opinion
that
the
total
value
of
the
Contribution,
amounting
to
€767,081,285.52,
is
not
overvalued
and,
consequently,
that
it
is
at
least
equal
to
the
amount
of
the
capital
increase
of
the
Beneficiary
Company
plus
the
contribution
premium."
The
conclusion
of
the
Contribution
Appraiser's
report
on
the
consideration
for
the
Contribution
is
as
follows:
"On
the
basis
of
our
work
and
on
the
date
of
this
report,
we
are
of
the
opinion
that
the
consideration
for
the
Contribution
of
581,122,186
Atacadão
shares,
as
agreed
by
the
Parties
and
resulting
in
the
creation
of
58,345,601
Carrefour
shares,
is
fair."
In
accordance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
the
contribution
appraiser's
report
on
the
value
of
the
Contribution
has
been
filed
with
the
register
of
the
commercial
court
of
Evry
within
the
legal
time
limitations.
The
report
on
the
value
of
the
Contribution
and
the
report
on
the
remuneration
of
the
Contribution
are
available
to
Carrefour
shareholders
at
the
registered
office.
Copies
of
these
reports
are
available
on
Carrefour's
website
(https://www.carrefour.com/fr/finance/informations-reglement
ees).

CONSEQUENCES OF THE CONTRIBUTION:

Share
capital
of
Carrefour
Following
the
Contribution,
Carrefour's
share
capital
will
be
after
the
Contribution:
increased
from
1,694,922,970
euros
(divided
into
677,969,188
shares
with
a
par
value
of
2.5
euros
each)
to
1,840,786,972.50
euros
(divided
into
736,314,789
shares).
The
New
Shares
issued
will
therefore
represent
approximately
8.61%
of
Carrefour's
share
capital
before
issuance
and
7.92%
of
Carrefour's
share
capital
after
issuance.
Impact
of
the
Transaction
on
the
situation
of
Carrefour's
shareholders
and
on
their
share
of
net
equity:
On
the
basis
of
Carrefour's
share
capital
consisting
of
677,969,188
shares,
a
shareholder
holding
1%
of
Carrefour's
share
capital
prior
to
the
issuance
of
the
58,345,601
New
Shares
in
consideration
for
the
Contribution,
will
see
its
holding
decrease
to
approximately
0.97%
after
the
said
issuance.
On
the
basis
of
the
Group's
share
of
consolidated
net
equity
at
December
31,
2024,
the
proportion
of
net
equity
per
share,
which
was
18.41
euros
prior
to
the
issuance
of
the
58,345,601
New
Shares
in
consideration
for
the
Contribution,
would
be
17.15
euros
after
said
issuance
on
a
non-diluted
basis
(and
17.07
euros
on
a
diluted
2
basis
).

The transaction is not the subject of a prospectus subject to approval by the AMF. This press release is being communicated in accordance with the provisions of the first subparagraph of Article 1(5) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 and the Position-Recommendation of the AMF (AMF DOC-2016-04) regarding the information to be provided when equity securities are issued that do not give rise to the publication of a prospectus subject to approval by the AMF.

Next steps:

May 26, 2025:

  • Date envisaged for the definitive completion of the Contribution following the decision of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carrefour approving the Capital Increase in consideration for the Contribution, the issuance of the New Shares and the corresponding amendment to Carrefour's articles of association.
  • Date envisaged for the publication by Euronext of a notice announcing the admission of the New Shares to trading on Euronext Paris.

May 28, 2025:

  • Date envisaged for the admission of the New Shares to trading on Euronext Paris.

Disclaimer:

This press release and the information contained herein do not constitute an offer to sell or subscribe for, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, Carrefour securities in any country. This press release may only be distributed outside France in accordance with local laws and regulations.

2 Taking into account the issuance of 3,785,374 shares that may be issued under free share or stock option plans in force at the date of this press release.

About the Carrefour Group

With a multi-format network of over 15,000 stores in more than 40 countries, the Carrefour Group is one of the world's leading food retailers. In 2024, Carrefour generated €94.6 billion in revenue. Its network of integrated stores employs over 300,000 people, who contribute to making Carrefour the global leader in the food transition for all, providing high-quality, accessible, and affordable food every day. In total, more than 500,000 people work under the Carrefour banner worldwide. For more information, visit www.carrefour.com, or find us on X (@news_carrefour) and LinkedIn (Carrefour).

Contacts

Investor
Relations
Tel:
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64
50
79
81
Sébastien
Valentin,
Andrei
Dragolici,
Mathilde
Novick
Shareholders
relations
Tel:
0
805
902
902
(toll-free
in
France)
Group
Communications
Tel:
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