Success of the Tender Offer Initiated by SVF II STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AIV LLC, which will hold 71.44% of Balyo’s Share Capital Following the First Offer Period - Seite 2

If the required conditions are met, the Offeror indicated its intention to implement a squeeze-out procedure pursuant to Articles L. 433-4, II of the French Monetary and Financial Code and 237-1 and seq. of the AMF’s General Regulation.

The Offer Document, the Response Document and the results of the Offer published today by the AMF are available on the websites of Balyo (www.balyo.com) and of the AMF (www.amf-france.org/en).

About BALYO

Humans around the World deserve enriching and creative jobs. At BALYO, we believe that pallet movements in DC and manufacturing sites should be left to fully autonomous robots. To execute this ambition, BALYO transforms standard forklifts into intelligent robots thanks to its breakthrough Driven by Balyo technology. Our leading geo guidance navigation system enables robots to locate their position and navigate autonomously inside buildings - without the need for any additional infrastructure. To accelerate the material handling market conversion to autonomy, BALYO has entered into two global partnerships with KION (Fenwick-Linde's parent company) and Hyster-Yale Group. A full range of globally available robots has been developed for virtually all traditional warehousing applications; Tractor, Pallet, Stackers, Reach and VNA-robots. BALYO and its subsidiaries in Boston and Singapore serve clients in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The company has been listed on EURONEXT since 2017 and its sales revenue reached €24.1 million in 2022. For more information, visit www.balyo.com.

About SoftBank Group
The SoftBank Group invests in breakthrough technology to improve the quality of life for people around the world. The SoftBank Group is comprised of SoftBank Group Corp. (TOKYO: 9984), an investment holding company that includes stakes in AI, smart robotics, IoT, telecommunications, internet services, and clean energy technology providers; the SoftBank Vision Funds and SoftBank Latin America Funds, which are investing more than US$160 billion to help extraordinary entrepreneurs transform industries and shape new ones. To learn more, please visit https://group.softbank/en.

Important Information

This press release has been prepared for information purposes only.

It does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation to sell Balyo securities in any country, including France. It is not intended for distribution in any country other than France, except where such distribution is permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

The dissemination, publication or distribution of this press release, as well as the Offer and its acceptance, may be subject to specific regulations or restrictions in certain countries. The Offer will not be directed to persons subject to such restrictions, either directly or indirectly, and may not be accepted from any country where the Offer would be subject to such restrictions. Accordingly, persons in possession of this press release are required to inform themselves about and to observe any local restrictions that may apply.

Balyo and SoftBank do not accept any liability for any breach of these restrictions by any person.

¹ Calculated on the basis of a share capital composed of 34,356,767 ordinary shares and 8,970 preferred shares deprived of voting rights and including the assimilation of 34,894 ordinary treasury shares and 180.000 ordinary shares and 2,700 preferred shares covered by a liquidity agreement.

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The Balyo Stock at the time of publication of the news with a raise of 0,00 % to 0,844EUR on Lang & Schwarz stock exchange (27. Oktober 2023, 18:15 Uhr).