The deal is still pending necessary approvals, including from GPA’s shareholders and regulators, the retailer said.
The firm expects to deliver the shares in the form of BDRs and ADRs to shareholders in the first half of next year.Įxito, which operates supermarkets and shopping malls in South America, has market value of some $925 million, according to Refinitiv data.įollowing the spin-off, GPA will retain a 13% stake in Exito, down from its current holding of nearly 97%. Les Supermarchés Casino enregistrent un recul de-0,7 en comparable sur 2 ans et de -7,6 par rapport au T1 2020, marqué par une demande exceptionnelle liée au premier confinement et l’effet. Exito also plans to list American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in New York. In a securities filing, GPA said Exito had applied to be a publicly-held company in Brazil and list Brazilian Depositary Receipts (BDRs) on the Sao Paulo stock exchange. Reuters reported last year that GPA was considering the spin-off, as its French parent company Casino planned to simplify its structure in Latin America to reduce its debt. SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian retailer GPA said on Friday it had taken the first steps towards spinning off its Colombian subsidiary Almacenes Exito SA and plans to distribute its shares to existing shareholders.
