Best & Less Group Holdings Ltd (BST)

Snapshot

BST's Principal Activity is the holding company for an Australia and New Zealand based value apparel retail business operating the "Best & Less" brand in Australia and the "Postie" brand in New Zealand.

Announcements

Corporate Overview

Dividend History

DPS and Yield calculations use the Pay Date.

Directors & Management

Name	Title	Since	Bio
Mr Christopher (Chris) Koeck	Alternate Director	Aug 2021	Mr Christopher (Chris) Koeck Alternate Director Mr Koeck is an Investment Director at Allegro Funds where he has been a member of the investment team since 2014. Chris worked on Allegro's initial acquisition of the Best & Less Group in 2019 and was previously a director of the business prior to the listing on the ASX. Chris has over 10 years' experience in finance and M&A and prior to joining Allegro worked at PwC. Chris is currently an alternate non-executive director of Journey Beyond and was previously a non-executive director of Ngahuia Group and Best & Less Group.
Mr Stephen Michael Heath	Non-Executive Director	Jun 2021	Mr Stephen Michael Heath Non-Executive Director Mr Heath has 32 years of experience in retail and is focuses on consumer goods brand management. Stephen is currently Chair of Temple & Webster, Glasshouse Fragrances and Shiro Holdings. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Redhill Education and previously a Non-Executive Director of Total Tools. Prior to his non-executive career, Stephen spent 16 years as CEO of iconic Australian consumer brands, including Rebel Sport, Godfreys and Fantastic Holdings. He also Chairman of the People Committee and member of the Risk Committee of the BST.
Ms Melinda Frances Snowden	Non-Executive Director	Jun 2021	Ms Melinda Frances Snowden Non-Executive Director Ms Snowden has 27 years of experience in finance. Melinda is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of WAM Leaders, and Sandon Capital Investments and Megaport and a Non-Executive Director of Our Ark Mutual. Melinda has held previous non-executive roles at MLC, Vita Group, Mercer Investments (Australia) and Kennards Self Storage. Prior to her non-executive career, she held investment banking roles with Grant Samuel, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. She is also Chairman of the Risk Committee of BST.
Ms Colleen Margaret Callander	Non-Executive Director	Jun 2021	Ms Colleen Margaret Callander Non-Executive Director Ms Callander has 30 years of fashion retail experience with 13 of those years as CEO of two of Australia's fashion brands - Sportsgirl and Sussan. Colleen also has a knowledge and experience in building brands, creating a winning culture and building environments. Colleen is also a member of the Starlight Victorian Advisory Board and an Ambassador for The Children's Cancer institute. She is also member of the People Committee of the BST.
Mr Jason Murray	Non-Executive Chairman,Non-Executive Director	Mar 2021	Mr Jason Murray Non-Executive Chairman,Non-Executive Director Mr Murray first joined Best & Less Group in February 2012 as Managing Director (when the Group was known as Pepkor South East Asia). He left the business in October 2018 and then re-joined in December 2019 when the business was acquired by Allegro Funds. Jason's previous experience includes eight years at The Just Group, including as CEO and Managing Director for the last four and a half years, and over ten years with the global management consulting company McKinsey & Co. Jason also has experience leadership, strategy development and transformation of retail businesses. He is also member of the Risk Committee of the BST.
Mr Fay Bou	Non-Executive Director	Jul 2020	Mr Fay Bou Non-Executive Director Mr Bou is a Managing Director at Allegro Funds and is a member of its Investment Committee. Fay led Allegro's acquisition of the Best & Less Group in 2019. Fay has 18 years of experience in finance and strategy in Australia, the U.S. and Asia, working for firms including Pacific Equity Partners, Babcock & Brown and PAG. Fay is a Non-Executive Director of The Interiors Group and Endeavour Learning Group and was previously Chair of Ngahuia Group. He is also member of the People Committee of the BST.
Mr Brett Blundy	Non-Executive Director	N/A	Mr Brett Blundy Non-Executive Director Mr Blundy is the Chairman and Founder of BBRC, a private investment group with interests across retail, capital management, retail property, agriculture, and other innovative ventures. Brett is currently Chairman of Lovisa Group (ASX: LOV) and a non-executive director of Accent Group Limited (ASX: AX1). Brett is a shareholder in a number of Australian publicly listed companies: Accent Group (ASX: AX1), Aventus Group (ASX: AVN), Dusk Group (ASX: DSK), Lovisa Group (ASX: LOV), and Universal Stores (ASX: UNI).
Mr Timothy (Tim) Dodd	Alternate Director	N/A	Mr Timothy (Tim) Dodd Alternate Director --
Mr Rodney Orrock	Chief Executive Officer	N/A
Mr Andrew (John) Moore	Chief Financial Officer,Company Secretary	N/A
Andrew (John) Moore	Chief Financial Officer,Company Secretary	N/A

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Director Interests

Director	Last Notice	Direct Shares	Indirect Shares	Options	Convertibles
Colleen Callander	24/06/2021	N/A	34,722	N/A	N/A
Melinda Snowden	24/06/2021	27,777	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stephen Heath	24/06/2021	N/A	46,296	N/A	N/A
Jason Murray	10/03/2021	N/A	10,368,021	N/A	N/A
Fay Bou	29/07/2020	N/A	69,444	N/A	N/A
Christopher (Chris) Koeck	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Timothy (Tim) Dodd	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brett Blundy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Top 20 Shareholders

About the Data

Name	Shares	Capital
Allegro Fund III Lp	50,621,544	40.38%
BBRC International Pte. Ltd.	20,618,556	16.45%
Bignor Family Pty Ltd	10,368,021	8.27%
Romeo Echo Oscar Investments Pty Ltd	4,758,440	3.80%
Allegro Services III D Pty Ltd	3,978,935	3.17%
National Nominees Limited	2,928,070	2.34%
Antelope Corporate Solutions Pty Ltd	2,478,354	1.98%
J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited	2,393,342	1.91%
Accbell Nominees Pty Ltd	2,369,585	1.89%
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited	2,276,394	1.82%
Washington H Soul Pattinson And Company Limited	1,388,889	1.11%
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited	1,162,302	0.93%
Lily Aforo Addo	744,745	0.59%
Vanessa Noy Enterprises Pty Ltd	693,939	0.55%
Annik Pty Ltd	619,588	0.49%
Joseph Van Dyk	574,978	0.46%
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited A/C 2	543,982	0.43%
Andrea Kenworthy	483,279	0.39%
Double Jay Group Holdings Pty Ltd (Kimberley Superannuation A/C)	465,000	0.37%
Janine Van Deventer	464,691	0.37%

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Shareholder Distribution

As reported in the most recent Annual Report.

Substantial Shareholders

Shareholders Buying

12 month transaction history compiled from ASX announcements.

No buy transactions reported by Substantial Shareholders in the past 12 months.

Shareholders Selling

12 month transaction history compiled from ASX announcements.

No sell transactions reported by Substantial Shareholders in the past 12 months.

Share Price History

Date	Close	Change	%Chg	Open	High	Low	Volume	Turnover

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Historical Data

Year	Closing Price	Last Trade
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BST Historical Price Data (CSV)

Up to 20 years of EOD share price history

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