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SECTION 4

Description of the concentration

The notified concentration concerns the proposed acquisition of sole control, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, by Aurelius Investment Lux One S.à r.l., incorporated in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and part of the AURELIUS Group, over What’s Cooking Savoury Belgium NV, incorporated in Belgium, and part of What’s Cooking Group NV, with subsidiaries in Belgium (What’s Cooking Wommelgem NV, What’s Cooking Waarschoot NV, What’s Cooking Veurne NV, What’s Cooking Immo NV), Germany (What’s Cooking Savoury Deutschland GmbH), the Netherlands (What’s Cooking Savoury Nederland B.V., What’s Cooking Borculo B.V., What’s Cooking Wijchen B.V., What’s Cooking Ridderkerk B.V., What’s Cooking Aalsmeer B.V.), and the UK (What’s Cooking Savoury UK Ltd) (“Proposed Concentration”).

The Proposed Concentration is accomplished by a Share Purchase Agreement (expected to be signed in November/December 2024) which provides for the acquisition of all shares of What’s Cooking Savoury Belgium NV and its subsidiaries (and thereby the related assets of What’s Cooking Savoury Belgium NV and its subsidiaries).

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

• The AURELIUS Group is a private equity investment company and an asset manager holding various portfolio companies active in industry, chemistry, retail, business services, media and IT, and airline catering. The AURELIUS Group is active worldwide.

• What’s Cooking Savoury Belgium NV is active in the production and sale of processed meats and spreads, including service slicing and packaging solutions. What’s Cooking Savoury is the “Strategic Business Unit Savoury” of the What’s Cooking Group NV. What’s Cooking Savoury Belgium NV and its subsidiaries are active in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Spain, France, Luxembourg and Romania.

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