Colt CZ Group SE

Share Issue/Capital Change • Jul 23, 2024

Regulatory Announcement

NOTIFICATION FROM CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS REGARDING THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SALE OF A PORTION OF THEIR SHARES THROUGH AN ACCELERATED BOOK-BUILDING PROCESS

23 July 2024

Legal basis: Article 17(1), Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC.

This material contains inside information for the purposes of Article 17(1), Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC.

Not for release, publication, or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America, Australia, Canada, or Japan or in any other jurisdiction where to do so would be restricted or prohibited by law.

Reference is made to Colt CZ Group SE, a European Company (Societas Europaea) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Czech Republic, identification number: 291 51 961 and having its registered address at náměstí Republiky 2090/3a, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic (the "Company").

The board of directors of the Company announces that on 23 July 2024, it was notified by certain employee shareholders of the Company (the "Sellers") (the "ABB launch notification"), that upon due publication of the current report by the Company following the delivery of the ABB launch notification, an accelerated bookbuilding process will commence, targeted at selected investors meeting certain criteria (the "ABB"), with a view to sell up to 334,750 ordinary shares of the Company, representing approximately 0.6646% of the Company's current share capital outstanding and the total number of votes in the Company (the "Sale Shares").

WOOD & Company Financial Services, a.s. is acting as the sole global coordinator in respect of the ABB (the "Sole Global Coordinator").

Pursuant to the ABB launch notification, the ABB shall commence immediately upon due publication of the current report by the Company following the delivery of the ABB launch notification and may be terminated at any time. The selling price of the Sale Shares and the total number of Sale Shares shall be announced after the ABB.

This material does not constitute an advertisement within the meaning of Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC ("EU Prospectus Regulation").

In member states of the European Economic Area (the "EEA"), this announcement and the ABB are directed exclusively at persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of the EU Prospectus Regulation ("Qualified Investors") or otherwise in reliance on exemptions under the EU Prospectus Regulation. In the United Kingdom, this announcement and the ABB are directed exclusively at persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 or otherwise to such other persons in reliance on exemptions under the UK Prospectus Regulation, in each case (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (ii) who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to herein as "relevant persons"). This announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons in member states of the EEA who are not Qualified Investors or where no exemption under the EU Prospectus Regulation is available and persons in the United Kingdom who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to persons in member states of the EEA who are Qualified Investors (or otherwise in reliance on exemptions under the EU Prospectus Regulation) and persons in the United Kingdom who are relevant persons and will be engaged in only with such persons.

Neither this material nor any part hereof is intended for distribution, whether directly or indirectly, within the territory of or in the United States of America or other jurisdictions where such distribution, publication, or use may be subject to restrictions or may be prohibited by law. The securities referred to in this material have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and may only be offered or sold within the United States under an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

This material does not contain or constitute or form part of any offer or invitation, or any solicitation or recommendation of an offer, for securities, and under no circumstances shall form the basis of a decision whether or not to invest in the securities of the Company.

Contact for investors

Klára Šípová Investor Relations Colt CZ Group SE Phone: + 420 724 255 715 email: sipova@coltczgroup.com