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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

On 06 July 2021, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004, by which Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XI, L.P., registered in the Cayman Islands, managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (“CD&R”), registered in Delaware, U.S., intends to acquire sole control over LABL Holding Corporation (the “Company”), headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., by way of a purchase of the entire outstanding share capital of the Company.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(a) CD&R is a private equity investment firm, based in the USA, which originates, structures and frequently acts as lead equity investor in management buyouts, strategic minority equity investments and other strategic investments.

(b) The Company is the parent entity of Label, Inc. group which trades as Multi-Color Corporation (“MCC”). MCC is active in the manufacture and supply of labels to commercial customers across a range of sectors, including: home & personal care; food and beverage; healthcare; specialty; consumer durables; and wine & spirits . MCC has operations in 76 locations across 28 countries (in North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle east, Africa and Asia Pacific) and has over 9,000 employees.

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