SoftBank Group transfers Autostore shares to new subsidiaries in internal reorganisation – Disclosure of large shareholdings

30 Jun 2025 08:12 CEST

In the context of an internal reorganisation of certain subsidiaries controlled
by SoftBank Group Corp. ("SBG"), on 30 June 2025, Alpha LP ("Alpha"), an
indirect subsidiary controlled by SBG, transferred a total of 1,314,076,591
shares in Autostore Holdings Ltd ("Autostore"), representing approximately
38.33% of the outstanding shares and votes of Autostore, to another indirect
subsidiary controlled by SBG, SVF II Pacific (DE) LLC ("SVF II Pacific").
Immediately after the initial transfer, SVF II Pacific transferred the
1,314,076,591 shares in Autostore to another indirect subsidiary controlled by
SBG, Silver Bands 4 (US) Corporation ("SB4US").

The transfers described above have been carried out following and in accordance
with a dispensation from the mandatory offer obligation granted by the Financial
Supervisory Authority of Norway on 27 June 2025, in its capacity as the takeover
authority in Norway, pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act Section
6-2 (3). Consequently, neither of the transfers will trigger an obligation for
SVF II Pacific or SB4US to launch a mandatory offer for the remaining shares in
Autostore.

As a result of the of the transfers, the following have crossed the notifiable
thresholds set out in Section 4-2 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act:

Immediately after the first transfer:

* Alpha's holding of shares and votes in Autostore decreased from 38.33% to 0%,
and accordingly crossed below the notifiable holdings thresholds of 5%, 10%,
15%, 20%, 25% and 1/3.

* SVF II Pacific's holding of shares and votes in Autostore increased from 0% to
38.33%, and accordingly crossed above the notifiable holdings thresholds of 5%,
10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 1/3.

Immediately after the second transfer:

* SVF II Pacific's holding of shares and votes in Autostore decreased from
38.33% to 0%, and accordingly crossed below the notifiable holdings thresholds
of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 1/3.

* SB4US' holding of shares and votes in Autostore increased from 0% to 38.33%,
and accordingly crossed above the notifiable holdings thresholds of 5%, 10%,
15%, 20%, 25% and 1/3.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements in Section 4-2 of the
Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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