B&M European Value Retail S.A. Holding(s) in Company (0279N)

TIDMBME

RNS Number : 0279N

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

22 July 2014

APPENDIX A

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

   2.         Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
   [X]   an acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

   [ ]     an event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
   3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 

Bank of America Corporation

   4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned in point 3.): 

Merrill Lynch International

   5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 

17/07/2014

   6.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 

Below 5%

   7.       Notified details: 
 
A) Voting rights attached to shares (articles 
 8 and 9 of the Luxembourg transparency law) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Class/type       Situation           Resulting situation after 
 of shares        previous            the triggering transaction 
 (if possible     to the Triggering 
 using the        transaction 
 ISIN CODE) 
                 ------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
                     Number of         Number of voting         Percentage of 
                    voting rights            rights             voting rights 
                 ------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
                                       Direct     Indirect    Direct     Indirect 
---------------  ------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  -------- 
Common Stock     10,661,891          Below                  Below 
 -LU1072616219                        notifiable             notifiable 
                                      threshold              threshold 
---------------  ------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  -------- 
 
TOTAL            10,661,891          Below notifiable       Below notifiable 
 (based on                            threshold              threshold 
 aggregate 
 voting rights) 
---------------  ------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
B) Financial Instruments (article 12 of the Luxembourg 
 transparency law) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Type of      Expiration  Exercise/Conversion  Number of                Percentage 
 Financial    Date        Period/ Date         voting rights            of voting 
 Instrument                                    that may                 rights that 
                                               be acquired              may be obtained 
                                               if the instrument        if the instrument 
                                               is exercised/converted   is exercised/converted 
-----------  ----------  -------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
N/A 
-----------  ----------  -------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
                         TOTAL 
                          (in relation 
                          to all expiration 
                          dates) 
                         -------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 

8. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the Financial Instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Please see attached documentation for full chain of control.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0279N_-2014-7-22.pdf

   9.         In case of proxy voting: 

N/A

   10.        Additional information:     Done in London on 21(st) July 2014 

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