Global Blue Group Holding AG: Extraordinary General Meeting and Special Meeting, March 1, 2023

Global Blue Group Holding AG (the “Company”) (NYSE:GB) will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (“EGM”) on March 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. CET, followed by a Special Meeting of the Holders of Series A Preferred Shares at 11:20 a.m. CET, at Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd, Bahnhofstrasse 53, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland.

At the EGM and Special Meeting, the company will seek shareholder approval to:

1. create a capital band authorizing the Board of Directors until March 1, 2028 to conduct one or more increases and/or reductions of the share capital within the upper limit of CHF 3,142,193.39, corresponding to up to 268,534,962 common shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.01 each, 17,684,377 Series A Preferred Shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.01 each and up to 28,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.01 each, with the possibility to exclude or restrict the pre-emptive rights of existing shareholders for certain reasons, and the lower limit of CHF 1,742,806.65, corresponding to 174,280,665 common shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.01 each, 0 Series A Preferred Shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.01 each and 0 Series B Preferred Shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.01 each, in each case subject to certain restrictions and limitations, all as set out in Article 4d of the Articles of Association; and
2. replace the authorized capital provisions set forth in Article 4d and Article 4e of the Articles of Association by a new Article 4d.

The preparatory documents for the EGM and Special Meeting can be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at Global Blue Group Holding AG - Investor Relations.

A copy of the invitation to the EGM and Special Meeting together with the Proxy Cards are filed as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 to the Company’s Report on Form 6-K, dated February 8, 2023.

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Source: Global Blue

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