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.