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Squeeze-out and sell-out

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The Squeeze-Out/Sell-Out law establishes a legal framework for mandatory squeeze-out and sell-out transactions of certain categories of securities of companies whose registered office is in Luxembourg, where all or part of these securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in one or several Member States, or were admitted on such a market but no longer are, or were offered to the public under the terms defined in this law.

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In accordance with Articles 3(5) and 10(3) of the Law of 21 July 2012 on mandatory squeeze-out and sell-out of securities of companies currently admitted or previously admitted to trading on a regulated market or having been offered to the public, the CSSF publishes a list of companies for which information on holdings has been validly notified pursuant to Articles 3(1) and 10(1) of this law.

The list is regularly updated and any company for which information on holdings has been validly notified shall be listed on it during a period of at least twelve months.

List of companies for which information has been validly notified to the CSSF in accordance with Articles 3(1) and 10(1) of the Law of 21 July 2012 on mandatory squeeze-out and sell-out of securities of companies currently admitted or previously admitted to trading on a regulated market or having been offered to the public (hereinafter the “Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law”)

Last update: February 2024

The information marked in italic in the below table is mainly of historic interest.

N°	Issuer’s identity	Basis for the notification :				Date of receipt of the notification by the CSSF¹	CSSF Annotations
N°	Issuer’s identity	– the notifier is a majority shareholder as of 1 October 2012 (date upon which the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law entered into force)	– the notifier has become a majority shareholder within the meaning of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law after 1 October 2012	– the notifier is a majority shareholder who falls below one of the thresholds laid down in Article 1(1) of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law	– the notifier is a majority shareholder who acquires additional securities of the company concerned
48	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	02/02/2024	–
47	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	29/01/2024	–
46	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	18/01/2024	–
45	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	11/01/2024	–
44	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	15/12/2023	–
43	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	02/11/2023	–
42	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	30/10/2023	–
41	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	24/10/2023	–
40	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	17/10/2023	–
39	SUSE SA		X			16/10/2023	–
38	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	11/10/2023	–
37	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	05/10/2023	–
36	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)				X	29/09/2023	–
35	Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN)		X			30/05/2023	Notification received on 30 May 2023 and complemented by additional information requested pursuant to Article 3 (3) of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law and received on 27 June 2023.
34	Quilvest S.A.		X			14/05/2018	Mandatory squeeze-out (cf. PR CSSF 18/37 of 2 November 2018)
33	Colt Group S.A.				X	26/10/2015	Cf. n°32
32	Colt Group S.A.		X			02/10/2015	Mandatory squeeze-out (cf. PR CSSF 16/04 of 25 January 2016)
31	Banque Degroof Luxembourg S.A.	X				02/03/2015	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.
30	Metro International S.A.				X	19/12/2014	Mandatory squeeze-out (cf. PR CSSF 16/08 of 11 February 2016).
29	Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (« BIL »)				X	10/09/2014	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.
28	Metro International S.A.				X	27/02/2014	Cf. n°30
27	Metro International S.A.				X	10/01/2014	Cf. n°30
26	Metro International S.A.				X	11/10/2013	Cf. n°30
25	Metro International S.A.				X	13/09/2013	Cf. n°30
24	Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (« BIL »)				X	22/08/2013	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.
23	Metro International S.A.				X	21/08/2013	Cf. n°30
22	Metro International S.A.				X	19/07/2013	Cf. n°30
21	Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (« BIL »)				X	04/07/2013	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.
20	Metro International S.A.				X	17/06/2013	Cf. n°30
19	Metro International S.A.				X	13/05/2013	Cf. n°30
18	Metro International S.A.				X	22/04/2013	Cf. n°30
17	Ventos S.A.	X				25/03/2013	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.
16	Metro International S.A.				X	19/03/2013	Cf. n°30
15	Metro International S.A.				X	17/01/2013	Cf. n°30
14	Utopia S.A.		X			30/11/2012	Cf. n°13
13	Utopia S.A.	X				30/11/2012	Mandatory squeeze-out (cf. PR CSSF 14/65 of 22 December 2014).
12	Plantations des Terres Rouges S.A.	X				30/11/2012	Mandatory squeeze-out (cf. PR CSSF 13/22 of 28 May 2013).
11	Europ Continents Holding	X				26/11/2012	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.
10	Europ Continents Holding	X				26/11/2012	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.
9	Metro International S.A.				X	11/12/2012	Cf. n°30
8	Europ Continents Holding	X				26/11/2012	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.
7	ArcelorMittal Luxembourg	X				19/11/2012	Mandatory squeeze-out (cf. PR CSSF 14/54 of 15 October 2014).
6	Old Town	X				28/11/2012	Mandatory squeeze-out (cf. PR CSSF 13/28 of 2 July 2013).
5	Metro International S.A.				X	16/11/2012	Cf. n°30
4	Metro International S.A.				X	16/11/2012	Cf. n°30
3	Metro International S.A.	X				16/11/2012	Cf. n°30
2	KBL European Private Bankers S.A.	X				12/11/2012	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.
1	Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (« BIL »)		X			10/10/2012	The deadlines of Article 10 of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law have expired.

This list of companies for which information has been validly notified contains, for at least twelve months, summary information from the notifications received by the CSSF. In accordance with Articles 3(4) and 10(2) of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law, the company concerned (i.e. the issuer) is in charge of publishing all information included in the notification and, where required, communicating or sending it to the holders under the terms and arrangements provided for by those articles.

^{1 It should be noted that the actual date of receipt is not the only date which could be relevant in the context of the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law.}

Notification of holdings by the majority shareholders

The form for the notifcation of holdings by the majority shareholders (please refer to the section “Documentation”) shall be used for the notification of holdings by shareholders as provided for in Articles 3(1) and 10(1) of the Law of 21 July 2012 on mandatory squeeze-out and sell-out of securities of companies currently admitted or previously admitted to trading on a regulated market or having been offered to the public. The duly completed form shall be sent to the following email address: retrait.rachat@cssf.lu.

Information requests and questions

Information requests and questions by persons concerned relating to the Law of 21 July 2012 on mandatory squeeze-out and sell-out of securities of companies currently admitted or previously admitted to trading on a regulated market or having been offered to the public may be sent to the CSSF to the following email address: retrait.rachat@cssf.lu indicating the contact details of the persons concerned (full name, role, telephone number, etc.) and data on the securities concerned (ISIN code where available, identification of the company concerned, type and characteristics of the securities, etc.).

We kindly invite you to first refer to the “Documentation” section below before submitting your question.

Documentation

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Squeeze-out/Sell-out team

retrait.rachat@cssf.lu

10 February 2025

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Squeeze-out and sell-out

Summary

List

List of companies for which information on holdings has been validly notified

Notification of holdings by the majority shareholders

Information requests and questions

Documentation

Laws, regulations and directives

Grand-ducal Regulation of 23 December 2022

Law of 21 July 2012

Circulars

Circular CSSF 12/545

Forms

Notification of holdings by the majority shareholders

Publications

Mandatory squeeze-out of the shares of Société Financière des Caoutchoucs SA (SOCFIN) under the Squeeze-Out Sell-Out Law (only in French)

Contact

Directory and email addresses for specific purposes (only in French)