, Ardagh Holdings S.A. (AHSA), and that AHSA has filed an amendment to its statement on Schedule 13D with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with respect to the ordinary shares of AMPSA.

The press release and Schedule 13D amendment record that the board of directors of AHSA has instructed its advisers to prepare for a potential sale of Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (AMPSA) by AHSA and its affiliates. Under the contemplated process, AHSA would sell some or all of the equity interests indirectly held in AMPSA to a third-party buyer, and a potential transaction may include a scenario in which AHSA acquires the ordinary shares of AMPSA not currently held by AHSA in order to facilitate a sale of all of the equity interests in AMPSA to a third-party buyer.

AMPSA further notes that Evercore International Partners LLP has been appointed as financial adviser to AHSA and Kirkland & Ellis International LLP as lead legal adviser to AHSA, and that any further steps in connection with a potential transaction, including the terms, timing, selection of a counterparty, and ultimate consummation, will require the approval of the board of directors of AHSA. AHSA has not set a deadline or definitive timeline for the completion of the potential sale process, and there can be no assurance that the process will result in any transaction or particular outcome. AHSA has stated that it does not intend to comment further unless and until its board of directors has approved a specific course of action or it has otherwise determined that further disclosure is appropriate or necessary.