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BME B&m European Value Retail S.a.

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
B&m European Value Retail S.a. LSE:BME London Ordinary Share LU1072616219 ORD 10P (DI)
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
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Misc Retail Stores, Nec 4.98B 348M 0.3470 14.87 5.17B

B&M European Value Retail S.A. Annual Financial Report (8646I)

22/06/2017 9:00am

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B&M European Value Retail S.A.

22 June 2017

22 June 2017

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

Annual Report & Accounts 2017, Notice of Annual General Meeting

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (the "Company"), the UK's leading multi-price value retailer, announces that it has posted to shareholders today:

1. The Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 25 March 2017 ("Annual Report & Accounts 2017"); and

2. The Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company ("AGM").

Copies of the Annual Report & Accounts 2017 and the Notice of AGM will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm , copies of them are also available on the investors section of the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com/investors/agm.aspx

The AGM will be held at the Sofitel Luxembourg Europe, 4, Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald, L-2226 Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg on Friday 28 July 2017 at 12:00 noon (CET).

Bondholders are not entitled to vote but may attend and speak at the AGM.

Annual General Meeting

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 6.3.5R (DTR 6.3.5R) and the requirements which it imposes on how to make public annual financial reports, the following information in the Appendix 1 to this announcement is extracted from the Annual Report & Accounts 2017 and should be read in conjunction with the Company's preliminary results annnouncement for the year ended 25 March 2017 issued on 25 May 2017, which contained a management report and a set of the Company's consolidated financial statements. That information, together with the information set out in the Appendix 1 below (each of which are available at www.bandmretail.com/investors/regulatory-news/search-regulatory-news.aspx) constitutes the material required by DTR 6.3.5R to be communicated to the media in unedited full text through a Regulatory Information Service.

This material is not a substitute for reading the Annual Report & Accounts 2017 in its entirety. Terms used, but not otherwised defined in this announcement, have the meanings given to them in the Annual Report & Accounts 2017.

Enquiries

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

For further information please contact +44 (0) 151 728 5400

Simon Arora, Chief Executive

Paul McDonald, Chief Financial Officer

Steve Webb, Investor Relations Director

investor.relations@bandmretail.com

Media

For media please contact +44 (0) 207 379 5151

Maitland

Robbie Hynes

Tom Eckersley

bmstores-maitland@maitland.co.uk

APPIX 1

The principal risks and uncertainties relating to the Company are as set out in pages 28 to 31 inclusive of the "Principal risks and uncertainties" section of the Annual Report & Accounts 2017.

The following is extracted in full and unedited text from the Annual Report & Accounts 2017 and is repeated here solely for the purpose of complying with DTR 6.3.5R.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Risks management

The following principal risks and uncertainties could have an impact on our business model and strategy. Mitigating steps aimed at managing and reducing those impacts are being employed by the Group as summarised below.

Overall responsibility

Risks and mitigation are reviewed as part of the oversight by the Audit & Risk Committee of the system of internal controls and reported on to the Board which takes overall responsibility for risk management.

The Internal Audit function of the Group reports on the effectiveness of internal control procedures to the Audit & Risk Committee as part of annual internal audit plan, taking into account current business risks.

 
 
   Risk management 
------------------ 
 
 
 Identify and               Action plan               Implementation 
  evaluate                   The Board oversees        The responsibility 
  The responsibility         the risk management       for implementation 
  for identifying            of the Group.             of processes and 
  and evaluating             It evaluates              controls in relation 
  new and emerging           the recommendations       to the management 
  risks and mitigating       made by the Audit         of risk is delegated 
  actions lies               & Risk Committee          by the Board to 
  with management.           and determines            the executive 
  The Audit & Risk           the framework             and operational 
  Committee, with            of the type of            senior management 
  the support of             controls and              of the UK and 
  the Internal               mitigating steps          German businesses. 
  Audit department           required to be            The Internal Audit 
  and the General            implemented,              department reports 
  Counsel, is responsible    in the context            on the progress 
  for monitoring             of how those              of implementation 
  risks and mitigating       risks could impact        by management 
  actions and for            the overall objectives    of recommendations 
  reporting matters          of the business           made to them, 
  of concern to              and risk appetite.        to the Audit & 
  the Board.                                           Risk Committee 
                                                       at each meeting 
                                                       during the year, 
                                                       being a 
                                                       continuous cycle 
                                                       of review. 
 

Risk appetite

The Group's framework for managing its consideration of risk appetite forms part of the annual risk management cycle and is used to drive and inform actions undertaken in response to the principal risks identified by the Board. Within this framework, the Group's appetite for risk is defined with reference to the expectations of the Board for both commercial opportunity and internal control and it is used to inform the Group's annual internal audit plan.

 
 Category      Tolerance 
  of risk       Medium 
  Strategic     Low to medium 
  Operatinal    Low 
  Financial     Extremely low 
  Compliance 
 

Changes in principal risks

Following review by the Board this year:

 
 -- the UK's exit from           -- during the last year 
  the EU has been added           a new warehouse management 
  as a principal risk as          system ('WMS') was implemented 
  there are uncertainties         as a pilot initially 
  in the UK generally in          at 1 of our 6 UK warehouses. 
  relation to the outcome         The pilot implementation 
  of the exit negotiations        was successful and the 
  and how that might affect       system is now in the 
  matters such as the economic    process of being rolled 
  and regulatory environment,     out across the rest of 
  customs duties, availability    the UK warehousing estate. 
  and cost of labour in           The new WMS system is 
  the UK;                         no longer considered 
                                  to be a principal risk 
                                  going forward. 
 
 
 
        Risk           Risk 
        Type          Number         Description                   Risk Mitigations 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   Competition        1          The Group                 -- Continuous monitoring               -> 
                                 operates                  of competitor pricing 
                                 in a highly               and product offering. 
                                 competitive               -- Development of new 
                                 retail market             product ranges within 
                                 both in the               the product categories 
                                 UK and Germany            to identify new market 
                                 and this                  opportunities to target 
                                 could materially          new customers. 
                                 impact the 
                                 Group's profitability 
                                 and limit 
                                 the growth 
                                 opportunities. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   Economic           2          A reduction               -- We offer a range 
   environment                   in consumer               of products and price                  -> 
                                 confidence                points for consumers 
                                 resulting                 which allows them to 
                                 in a fall                 trade up and down. 
                                 in customer               -- We maintain a low 
                                 spending                  cost business model 
                                 as a result               that allows us to maintain 
                                 of the prevailing         our selling prices as 
                                 macro- economic           low as possible. 
                                 conditions                -- We have an extensive 
                                 in the markets            forecasting process 
                                 in which                  that enables actions 
                                 we operate.               to be undertaken reflecting 
                                                           the economic conditions. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   IT systems,        3          The Group                 -- All critical business 
   cyber                         is reliant                systems have third party 
   security                      upon key                  maintenance contracts 
   and                           IT systems,               in place and are industry 
   business                      and disruption            standard. 
   continuity                    to these                  -- We utilise the services 
                                 would adversely           of a third party IT 
                                 affect the                consultancy support 
                                 businesses                to ensure that any investments 
                                 operations.               made in technology are 
                                 Data protection           fit for purpose; IT 
                                 failure may               investments/budgets 
                                 lead to a                 are approved at Board-level. 
                                 potential                 -- We have a disaster 
                                 prosecution               recovery strategy. 
                                 and reputational          -- We have an on-going 
                                 damage to                 PCI compliance strategy. 
                                 the brand.                -- IT Security is monitored 
                                 This risk                 at board level and includes 
                                 also encompasses          penetration testing 
                                 the IT Security           and up to date security 
                                 risk and                  software. 
                                 the risk                  -- Significant decisions 
                                 of management             for the business are 
                                 over-ride                 made by the Group or 
                                 of controls.              operational boards with 
                                 This risk                 segregation of duties 
                                 has increased             enforced on key business 
                                 as cyber                  processes, such as the 
                                 crime is                  payables process, and 
                                 a threat                  a robust IT control 
                                 to all organisations      environment is in place. 
                                 and cyber 
                                 attacks are 
                                 increasing 
                                 in scale 
                                 and sophistication. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   Regulation         4          The Group                 -- We have a number 
   and                           is exposed                of policies and codes 
   compliance                    to regulatory             across the business, 
                                 and legislative           including a code of 
                                 requirements,             conduct that incorporates 
                                 including                 an anti-bribery & corruption 
                                 those surrounding         policy, outlining the 
                                 the import                mandatory requirements 
                                 of goods,                 within the business. 
                                 the Bribery               These are communicated 
                                 Act, Modern               to the staff via an 
                                 Slavery Act,              employee handbook which 
                                 health &                  is made available to 
                                 safety, employment        anyone joining the company. 
                                 law, data                 -- Operational management 
                                 protection,               are responsible for 
                                 the environment           liaising with the General 
                                 and the listing           Counsel and external 
                                 rules, which              advisors where required 
                                 could lead                to ensure that we identify 
                                 to financial              and manage any new legislation. 
                                 penalties                 -- We have an internal 
                                 and reputational          audit function, and 
                                 damage.                   a whistle blowing procedure 
                                 This risk                 and policy which allows 
                                 has decreased             colleagues to confidentially 
                                 as B&M have               report any concerns 
                                 introduced                or inappropriate behaviour 
                                 new anti-bribery          within the business. 
                                 & corruption 
                                 measures 
                                 which have 
                                 been issued 
                                 to Buyers 
                                 and suppliers. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   Credit             5          The Group's               -- A treasury policy 
   risk                          level of                  is in place to govern 
   and                           indebtedness              foreign exchange, interest 
   liquidity                     and exposure              rate exposure and surplus 
                                 to interest               cash. 
                                 rate and                  -- Regular weekly cash 
                                 currency                  flow forecasts are produced 
                                 rate volatility           and monitored. 
                                 could impact              -- Forward looking cash 
                                 the business              flow forecasts and covenant 
                                 and its growth            test forecasts are prepared 
                                 plans.                    to ensure sufficient 
                                 This risk                 liquidity and covenant 
                                 has increased             headroom exists. 
                                 as currency 
                                 exchange 
                                 rate volatility 
                                 has increased 
                                 due to the 
                                 UK's planned 
                                 exit from 
                                 the European 
                                 Union. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   Commodity          6          Escalation                -- Freight rates, energy               -> 
   prices/cost                   of costs                  and currency are bought 
   inflation                     within the                forward to mitigate 
                                 supply chain              volatility and allow 
                                 arising from              the business to plan 
                                 factors such              and maintain margins. 
                                 as increases              -- Wage increases are 
                                 in raw material           offset where possible 
                                 and wage                  by productivity improvements. 
                                 costs. Additionally,      -- Forecasts and projections 
                                 increased                 produced by the business 
                                 fuel and                  include the expected 
                                 energy costs              impact of the national 
                                 impacting                 living wage and therefore 
                                 on distribution           the Board's strategic 
                                 and the store             planning takes account 
                                 and warehouse             of these effects. 
                                 overhead 
                                 base. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   Supply             7          The lead                  -- An experienced sourcing             -> 
   chain                         times in                  team is responsible 
                                 the supply                for maintaining an efficient 
                                 chain could               and effective supply 
                                 lead to a                 chain. 
                                 greater risk              -- A range of alternative 
                                 in buying                 supply sources are maintained 
                                 decisions                 across the product categories 
                                 and potential             and we are not over 
                                 loss of margins           reliant on any single 
                                 through higher            supplier. 
                                 markdowns.                -- The combination of 
                                 Disruption                individual buyers and 
                                 to the supply             supplier employees conduct 
                                 chain arising             factory visits. 
                                 from civil 
                                 unrest, natural 
                                 disasters, 
                                 ethical or 
                                 quality standards 
                                 failure could 
                                 lead to reputational 
                                 damage and 
                                 a risk that 
                                 consumers 
                                 may be harmed. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   Stock              8          Ineffective               -- Highly disciplined                  -> 
   management                    controls                  SKU count by season 
                                 over the                  and effective and regular 
                                 management                markdown action on slow 
                                 of stock                  moving product lines. 
                                 could impact              -- Initial stock orders 
                                 on the achievement        do not exceed c. 14 
                                 of our gross              weeks of forecast sales 
                                 margin objectives.        and action is undertaken 
                                 Lack of product           after c. 4 weeks of 
                                 availability              trading to either repeat 
                                 could impact              the order, refresh the 
                                 on working                product design or delete 
                                 capital and               the product line. 
                                 cashflows                 -- Consistent levels 
                                                           of stock cover by product 
                                                           category are maintained 
                                                           through regular reviews 
                                                           of open to buy, supported 
                                                           by the disciplined SKU 
                                                           count. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   Infrastructure     9          The Group                 -- Forward plans are 
                                 could suffer              in place for additional 
                                 the loss                  warehousing capacity 
                                 of one of                 to support the new store 
                                 its warehousing           opening programme. The 
                                 facilities                Group in the UK has 
                                 which would               6 separate warehousing 
                                 impact short/medium       locations and conducts 
                                 term trading              disaster recovery planning. 
                                 and could                 -- The Group maintains 
                                 materially                adequate business interruption 
                                 impact the                and increased cost of 
                                 profitability             working insurance in 
                                 of the business.          the event of such a 
                                 Failure to                loss. 
                                 maintain 
                                 and invest 
                                 in the warehousing 
                                 and transport 
                                 infrastructure 
                                 as the business 
                                 continues 
                                 to grow the 
                                 store portfolio. 
                                 This risk 
                                 has increased 
                                 as B&M's 
                                 store expansion 
                                 means that 
                                 the loss 
                                 of a warehouse 
                                 would impact 
                                 on a larger 
                                 number of 
                                 stores and 
                                 customers. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
 
   Key                10         The Group                 -- The key senior and                  -> 
   management                    is reliant                operational management 
   reliance                      on the high               are appropriately incentivised 
                                 quality and               through bonus and share 
                                 ethos of                  arrangements such that 
                                 the executive             talent is retained. 
                                 team as well              -- The composition of 
                                 as strong                 the executive team is 
                                 management                kept under constant 
                                 and operational           review to ensure that 
                                 teams.                    it is appropriate to 
                                                           the delivery of the 
                                                           Group's plans. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   Store              11         The ability               -- Our Chief Executive                 -> 
   expansion                     to identify               Officer actively monitors 
                                 suitably                  the availability of 
                                 profitable                retail space with the 
                                 new store                 support of internal 
                                 locations                 and external property 
                                 is key to                 acquisition consultants. 
                                 delivering                -- The flexibility of 
                                 our growth                the trading format allows 
                                 plans.                    us to take advantage 
                                                           of a range store sizes 
                                                           and locations. 
                                                           -- Each new store opening 
                                                           is approved by the CEO 
                                                           ensuring that property 
                                                           risks are minimised 
                                                           and ensuring that lease 
                                                           lengths are appropriate. 
                                                           -- Where new locations 
                                                           may impact on existing 
                                                           locations, the cannibalisation 
                                                           effects are estimated 
                                                           and then monitored and 
                                                           measured to ensure an 
                                                           overall benefit to the 
                                                           Group is realised. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   International      12         The ability               -- Significant international           -> 
   expansion                     to develop                experience on the main 
                                 into new                  Board. The senior leadership 
                                 territories               team in Germany is experienced 
                                 is important              and incentivised. 
                                 to the Group's            -- Clear focus on markets 
                                 future growth             in which we operate 
                                 plans.                    to ensure they are appropriate 
                                 Expanding                 for value retailing 
                                 into new                  and the product ranges 
                                 markets creates           are developed and selected 
                                 additional                by local buying teams 
                                 challenges                rather than through 
                                 and risks.                the parent company. 
                                                           -- Continuing to invest 
                                                           in both the infrastructure 
                                                           and technology of our 
                                                           international subsidiaries. 
                                                           -- Monitoring and investigating 
                                                           potential new opportunities 
                                                           for growth in strategically 
                                                           identified locations. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 
   UK exit            13         The UK's                  -- Short-term exchange 
   from                          planned exit              rate volatility has                    NEW 
   the                           from the                  been mitigated by our 
   European                      European                  currency forward position. 
   Union                         Union has                 Any continued volatility 
                                 several potential         will affect the economic 
                                 impacts in                inflationary environment 
                                 the areas                 as a whole. 
                                 of economic               -- Regarding the more 
                                 & regulatory              fundamental changes, 
                                 environment;              the level of risk is 
                                 withholding               currently unknown due 
                                 tax paid                  to significant uncertainty 
                                 on internal               regarding the outcome 
                                 dividends;                of the exit negotiations 
                                 import of                 and British leadership's 
                                 goods due                 position on these. 
                                 to currency               -- The board will continue 
                                 exchange                  to monitor developments 
                                 volatility                and understand the interpretations 
                                 & increased               with respect to potential 
                                 import duties;            risks, and then act 
                                 availability              accordingly. 
                                 & cost of 
                                 labour; and 
                                 several potentially 
                                 as yet unknown 
                                 impacts. 
-----------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------ 
 

Movement key

 
 
                        -> 
     Increased risk            No change       Decreased risk 
  -----------------  -----  ------------    ----------------- 
 

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