Zabka clears EU takeover hurdle and Zabka stock trades at EUR 7.22

Published on 10/13/2026 at 10:58 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Zabka won EU subsidy clearance on October 9, 2026 for a PLN 32.00 tender. Zabka stock was EUR 7.22 on October 13, 2026.

Zabka cleared an EU foreign-subsidy condition for Alimentation Couche-Tard's takeover on October 9, 2026.
The tender offer remains PLN 32.00 per share and runs until October 26, 2026.
Zabka stock was EUR 7.22 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 10:48 a.m. CEST.
First-half 2026 revenue reached PLN 14.666 billion, while net income was PLN 249 million.

Zabka, LU2910446546, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Zabka (ISIN LU2910446546) was trading at EUR 7.22 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 10:48 a.m. CEST. On October 9, 2026, Alimentation Couche-Tard received EU foreign-subsidy clearance for its PLN 32.00 tender, according to Parkiet.com.

Three takeover steps set the timeline

On August 26, 2026, Alimentation Couche-Tard launched its PLN 32.00 tender for 1,002,974,605 Zabka shares, according to Bankier.pl. On September 17, 2026, the subscription deadline moved from September 25 to October 26, 2026, the same source reported. On October 9, 2026, the European Commission's foreign-subsidy decision removed another legal condition, leaving antitrust approval as the remaining regulatory hurdle, according to Parkiet.com.

What does the tender mean for timing?

The offer covers 100 percent of Zabka's shares at PLN 32.00 per share. The planned transaction date is October 29, 2026, with settlement scheduled for November 3, 2026, while the subscription period ends on October 26, 2026, according to Bankier.pl. Agreements already cover 574,153,132 shares, equal to 57.245 percent of the share capital and voting rights, which gives the timetable a substantial committed base.

First-half figures show the operating backdrop

Zabka reported PLN 14.666 billion of revenue, PLN 1.812 billion of EBITDA and PLN 249 million of net income for the first half of 2026, according to stockd. The same report describes revenue growth of 14.70 percent year over year and a network of 13,063 stores, with like-for-like sales growth of 3.60 percent. Zabka's investor page lists 13,256 stores and 5.30 percent like-for-like sales growth as of August 31, 2026, while its digital user base stood at 12.6 million, according to Zabka Group.

Stock stays tied to the offer terms

Zabka stock was trading at EUR 7.22 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 10:48 a.m. CEST. The GPW quote was PLN 31.70 at 10:42 a.m. CEST, with a market capitalization of PLN 31.7 billion and a 52-week range of PLN 19.92 to PLN 33.88 on October 13, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Zabka stock.