Sofina and Kepler Cheuvreux entered into a Liquidity Agreement on 11 April 2024 (the "Agreement"). The Agreement provides for the purchase and sale by Kepler Cheuvreux of Sofina shares on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels.
Kepler Cheuvreux will be acting in the name and on behalf of Sofina and within the framework of a discretionary mandate. The implementation of the Agreement will be carried out in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
The Board of Directors of Sofina has been authorised to acquire and dispose of Sofina shares by the Annual General Meeting of Sofina of 4 May 2023. In accordance with the conditions specified by this Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors can acquire and/or dispose of a maximum of 20% of the total number of shares issued by Sofina for a price or value of maximum 15% more than the average share price of Sofina on Euronext Brussels during the ten trading days preceding the acquisition and minimum EUR 1.
The Agreement is entered into for a one-year period and will automatically be renewed for subsequent one-year periods. Sofina has the right to terminate the Agreement subject to a notice period.
To implement the programme, Sofina is making EUR 2,500,000 in cash and 12,000 Sofina shares available to Kepler Cheuvreux.
The purpose of the Agreement is to enhance the liquidity of the Sofina shares on Euronext Brussels.
Weekly reports on the transactions carried out under the Agreement will be provided by means of press releases published on Sofina's website: https://www.sofinagroup.com/transactions-on-own-shares/.
SOFINA SA | Rue de l'Industrie, 31 - 1040 Brussels | RLE Brussels: 0403.219.397
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Sofina is a Belgian investment company, listed on Euronext Brussels. Sofina's mission is to partner with leading entrepreneurs and families, backing them with patient capital and supportive advice to foster sustainable growth of their businesses. Relationships and alignment are at the heart of what we do. Sofina has investments in Europe, Asia and the United States in various sectors, with a particular focus on Consumer and retail, Digital transformation, Education, Healthcare and life sciences as well as Sustainable supply chains. For more information, please visit www.sofinagroup.com
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Sofina SA is a holding company owning shares in listed and unlisted companies. At the end of 2023, its portfolio, valued at a fair value of EUR 8,928.2 million, breaks down by activity as follows:
- acquisition of minority stakes in private and listed companies (53.1%; Sofina Direct). The portfolio breaks down by market between consumer goods and services (34.6%), digital transformation (20.6%), education (11.1%), health and life sciences (12.8%) and other (20.9%);
- investment in venture and growth capital funds (46.9%; Sofina Private Funds).
The portfolio by value is distributed geographically across Western Europe (37.8%), North America (35.2%), Asia (26.8%) and other (0.2%).