CNV Cnova NV

CNOVA N.V.
Cdiscount's competitive position in France strengthened by the creation of a shared centralized purchasing platform by Casino and Conforama

AMSTERDAM, September 19, 2016, 07:45 CEST - Cnova N.V. (NASDAQ and Euronext Paris: CNV; ISIN: NL0010949392) ("Cnova" or the "Company") announces that Cdiscount's competitive position in France should be strengthened by the creation of a centralized purchasing platform, Mano, by Groupe Casino and Groupe Conforama. Mano, designed to centralize purchases of leading international brands of household appliances as well as AV and IT equipment, should be operational in time for 2017 commercial negotiations.

Groupe Conforama and Cdiscount will continue to independently operate their respective websites so that each may maintain its own commercial policy.

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About Cnova N.V.
Cnova N.V., one of the world's largest e-Commerce companies, serves 14 million active customers via state-of-the-art e-tail websites: Cdiscount in France, Brazil and the Ivory Coast; Extra.com.br, Pontofrio.com and Casasbahia.com.br in Brazil. Cnova N.V.'s product offering of close to 37 million items provides its clients with a wide variety of very competitively priced goods, several fast and customer-convenient delivery options as well as practical payment solutions. Cnova N.V. is part of Groupe Casino, a global diversified retailer. Cnova N.V.'s news releases are available at www.cnova.com. Information available on, or accessible through, the sites referenced above is not part of this press release.

This press release contains regulated information (gereglementeerde informatie) within the meaning of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht) which must be made publicly available pursuant to Dutch and French law. This press release is intended for information purposes only.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may generally be identified by words like "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "future," "will," "seek" and similar terms or phrases.  Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements made herein regarding the possibility, timing and other terms and conditions of the proposed transaction described herein and the related offer by the Company's controlling shareholder Casino, Guichard-Perrachon ("Casino") for the outstanding shares of Cnova.  The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on management's current expectations, which are subject to uncertainty, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of Cnova's control. Important factors that could cause Cnova's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others: the ability to obtain required shareholder approvals for closing of the Reorganization described herein; the ability to complete the Reorganization and other transactions discussed herein and the timing of completion of the Reorganization and such other transactions; the effect of the announcement of the Reorganization on the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel, maintain relationships with its customers and suppliers, and maintain its operating results and business generally; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company and others relating to the Reorganization Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2016, between Cnova Brazil, Via Varejo and Cnova (the "Reorganization Agreement"); the occurrence of any other event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Reorganization Agreement; changes in global, national, regional or local economic, business, competitive, market or regulatory conditions; and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the U.S. Annual Report on the Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015  filed with the SEC on July 22, 2016 and other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC. Any forward-looking statements made in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. Factors or events that could cause Cnova's actual results to differ from the statements contained herein may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Cnova to predict all of them. Except as required by law, Cnova undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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