Publication and communication under the Luxembourg act dated 21 July 2012 on
squeeze-outs and sell-outs of securities issued by companies currently or
formerly listed on a regulated market in the European Union
Kinnevik Media Holding AB, a private limited liability company existing under
Swedish law with registered seat Skeppsbron 18, Box 2094, S-10313 Stockholm,
Sweden, registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office under number
556880-1590, with email address: info@kinnevik.se ("Kinnevik Media Holding")
which is held by 100% Investment AB Kinnevik (publ), a public limited liability
company existing under Swedish law, with registered seat at Skeppsbron 18, Box
2094, S-10313 Stockholm, Sweden registered with the Swedish Companies
Registration Office under number 556047-9742, with email address:
info@kinnevik.se being listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm; has notified Metro of the
following:
Metro has a total issued share capital EUR 1,000,372.64 divided into a total of
528,009,231 shares, having one voting right each.
On 13 May 2013, Kinnevik Media Holding acquired by purchase further class A
shares/SDRs and class B shares/SDRs, following a private offer made by
Investment AB Kinnevik (publ) after delisting of the shares of Metro, so that
its direct holding:
* of class A shares/SDRs with ISIN number SE0000696841 rose from EUR
492,416.67 to EUR 492,437.75 in the share capital of Metro, corresponding to
a rise in the voting rights from 259,903,696 to 259,914,821 in the class A
shares/SDRs and to a holding of 98.27% in the class A share/SDRs, and
* of class B shares/SDRs SE0000696858 rose from EUR 490,257.78 to EUR
490,289.16 in the share capital of Metro, corresponding to a rise in the
voting rights from 258,764,209 to 258,780,770 in the class B shares/SDRs and
hence a holding of 98.20% in the class B share/SDRs.
The total direct holding of shares/SDR of Kinnevik Media Holding hence rose from
EUR 982,674.45 to EUR 982,726.91, corresponding to voting rights which rose from
518,667,905 to 518,695,591 and a holding of 98.24% of the total voting rights in
Metro.
During an extraordinary shareholder meeting of Metro dated 21 December 2012 the
shareholders decided to add voting rights to the class B shares, so that the
class B shares have the same voting rights as the class A shares, i.e. one vote
for each share.
Kinnevik Media Holding has also indicated that shareholders of Investment AB
Kinnevik (publ), including Verdere S.à r.l., SMS Sapere Aude Trust, Sophie
Stenbeck and HS Sapere Aude Trust, together holding as of 31 December 2012
shares representing approximately 46.2% of the votes and approximately 12% of
the share capital in Investment AB Kinnevik (publ), have an agreement regarding
coordinated voting of their shares. Verdere S.à r.l. holding as of 31 December
2012 shares representing approximately 35.1% of the votes and approximately
9.1% of the share capital in Investment AB Kinnevik (publ) is owned, directly
and indirectly, by Cristina and Max Stenbeck, 50% each.
For further information, please visit www.metro.lu, or contact:
Kristofer Hellberg, Kinnevik Tel: + 46 70 762 00 24
ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL AND METRO
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Metro International: Notification of Major Shareholding
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