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Date: 4 November 2022
FRASERS GROUP PLC ("Frasers Group" or "the Company")
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN HUGO BOSS AG ("Hugo Boss")
Frasers Group is pleased to announce that it has recently increased its investment in Hugo Boss, and now has the following interests in the common stock:
· 3,025,000 shares of common stock, representing 4.3% of Hugo Boss's total share capital
· 21,139,000 shares of common stock via the sale of put options, representing 30.03% of Hugo Boss's total share capital
After taking into account the premium it will receive under the put options, Frasers Group's maximum aggregate exposure in connection with its acquired interests in Hugo Boss, with the common stock holding valued at the closing share price on 3 November 2022, is approximately €1.0bn (c. £875m).
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Frasers Group plc
Robert Palmer, Company Secretary T. 0344 245 9200
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Rosie Oddy, Brunswick Group, T. 07734 861279
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