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B&M European Value Retail SAAnnouncement

24/02/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 1780Y  B&M European Value Retail S.A.  24 February 2025

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF
THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 ("EU MAR") AND ARTICLE 7 OF THE
MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 AS IT FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC LAW IN
THE UNITED KINGDOM (THE "UK") BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL)
ACT 2018 ("UK MAR").

24 February 2025

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

(the "Company")

DIRECTORATE CHANGE AND UPDATE ON FY25 GUIDANCE

The Company today announces that Alex Russo has advised the Board of his
intention to retire as Group Chief Executive and a Director of the Company
with effect from 30 April 2025.

The Board is in the advanced stages of a recruitment process to appoint a new
CEO with the support of a leading executive search firm, and will provide an
update in due course.

The Company today updates its previously disclosed profit guidance range. FY25
Group adjusted EBITDA (pre-IFRS 16) is now expected to be in the range of
£605m to £625m, which reflects the current trading performance of the
business, an uncertain economic outlook and the potential impact of exchange
rate volatility on the valuation of our stock and creditor balances which is a
non-cash item.(1) The Company looks forward to releasing its FY25 Post Close
Trading Update at the end of April 2025.

Tiffany Hall, Chair of the Board, said:

"I would like to thank Alex for his commitment, energy, dedication and hard
work since joining the business in 2020 and, in particular, since becoming CEO
in September 2022. Alex has increased our store footprint in both UK and
France and driven a relentless focus on high operational standards and low
costs, enabling the Company to provide great products and everyday low prices
to our customers whilst generating continued strong cash returns for our
shareholders. We wish him well for the future."

Alex Russo said:

"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at B&M since joining in 2020. The
business has been successfully steered through the pandemic years and is now
larger and stronger with group revenues increasing by almost 50% and cash
distributions to shareholders in excess of £2.0 billion during my tenure. It
has been professionally rewarding to assemble and work with a high quality
leadership team and to retire leaving growing businesses with great potential
in both UK and France. I wish the Board and the leadership team every success
in the years ahead."

The Company's remuneration committee has exercised its discretion to allow
Alex Russo to be eligible for annual bonus for the current financial year and
to retain his awards under the Company's share plans.  Details of his
remuneration, including bonus and share plan treatment, and severance terms
will be in line with his service agreement and the Directors' Remuneration
Policy approved by shareholders at the AGM in July 2024. Further details will
be set out in the FY25 Annual Report.

Enquiries:

 B&M European Value Retail S.A.
 For further information please contact +44 (0) 151 728 5400 or
 Investor.relations@bandmretail.com (mailto:Investor.relations@bandmretail.com)

 Tiffany Hall, Chair

 Mike Schmidt, Chief Financial Officer

 Dave McCarthy, Investor Relations

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

H/Advisors Maitland

Neil Bennett

Sam Cartwright
 bmstores-maitland@maitland.co.uk (mailto:bmstores-maitland@maitland.co.uk)

The person responsible for arranging release of this announcement on behalf of
the Company is Alex Simpson, General Counsel.

 

1. This stated guidance range includes an allowance of up to £5m at the top
and bottom of the range for any adjusted EBITDA benefit or reduction that
results from the accounting for FX differences on the valuations of our stock
and creditor balances.  This non-cash adjustment arises in respect of our US
dollar stock purchases, where the valuations of stock and creditors is
required, under relevant accounting standards, to be based upon differently
calculated US dollar/sterling exchange rates at period end. The amount of this
adjustment to FY25 profit will reverse in FY26 once creditor balances are
settled using the US dollars forward bought under our hedging strategy, and
the stock purchased is sold.

Disclaimer

 

This announcement contains statements which are or may be deemed to be
'forward-looking statements'. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on events or
circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. All forward-looking
statements in this announcement reflect the Company's present view with
respect to future events as at the date of this announcement. Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results in
future periods may and often do differ materially from those expressed in
forward-looking statements. Except where required by law or the Listing Rules
of the UK Listing Authority, the Company undertakes no obligation to release
publicly the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements in
this announcement that may occur due to any change in its expectations or to
reflect any events or circumstances arising after the date of this
announcement.

About B&M European Value Retail S.A.

 

B&M European Value Retail S.A. is a variety retailer with 772 stores in
the UK operating under the "B&M" brand, 340 stores under the "Heron Foods"
and "B&M Express" brands, and 134 stores in France also operating under
the "B&M" brand as at 28 December 2024.

The B&M Group was founded in 1978 and listed on the London Stock Exchange
in June 2014. For more information, please visit www.bandmretail.com
(http://www.bandmretail.com) .

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