EX-99.1 2 ea024564501ex99-1_almacen.htm MATERIAL FACT (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Envigado, June 12, 2025

 

REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION OF BDR PROGRAM AND
REGISTRATION OF CATEGORY “A” SECURITIES ISSUER

(“OTHER EVENTS”)

 

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (“Éxito” or “Company”) informs its shareholders and the market in general that, in line with the disclosures made on February 14, 2025, April 17, 2025, May 23, 2025 and June 3rd, 2025, and within the scope of the conclusion of the discontinuation plan of the Company’s Brazilian Depositary Receipts program (“BDR Program” and “Discontinuation of the BDR Program”, respectively), filed today, before the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”), the voluntary request for cancellation of its sponsored BDR Program which, following its approval, lead to the cancellation of its registration as a foreign issuer category “A” before CVM.

 

Important Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

 

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