IN BRIEF: Aroras buy £30 million in B&M European Value Retail notes

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B&M European Value Retail SA - Luxembourg-headquartered variety goods retailer - SSA Investments Sarl, a Luxembourg-registered vehicle of Chief Executive Officer Simon Arora and Trading Director Bobby Arora, buys £30.9 million worth of B&M's sterling senior secured 4.0% notes due November 2028. The purchases of 34.2 million notes at £0.8909 to £0.9050 take place outside a trading venue between Tuesday last week and Tuesday this week.

Simon Arora is set to step down as CEO, replaced by B&M's current chief financial officer, Alex Russo. The change will take place once a new CFO is found. Bobby Arora will remain in place. The Aroras bought B&M in 2004 and expanded it from a regional UK chain of 21 stores to a FTSE 100 constituent with 1,100 stores across the UK and France.

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