ENVIGADO, Colombia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 20, 2024--
Almacenes Éxito S.A. (BVC: EXITO; NYSE: EXTO; B3: EXCO32) ("Éxito" or "the Company") informs its shareholders and the market in general that today its Board of Directors approved the commencement of the process to: (i) voluntarily delist its American depositary shares (" ADSs "), each representing eight common shares of the Company, from the New York Stock Exchange (the " NYSE "); and (ii) deregister the Company's securities under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the " Exchange Act "), after taking into account a number of considerations, including the Company's current reduced free float (13.2%), which is distributed between Colombia with 1.6%, the United States with 1.6% and Brazil with 10%, which represents an opportunity for the Company to look forward to a more efficient structure for all stakeholders.
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