SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Aug 31, 2018

2. SEC Identification Number

A200201756

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

216-303-212-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

ROBINSONS RETAIL HOLDINGS, INC.

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

43rd Floor, Robinsons Equitable Tower, ADB Avenue corner Poveda Street, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines Postal Code 1600

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(632) 635-07-51

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Not Applicable

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Shares	1,385,000,000

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

9

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Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc.RRHI

PSE Disclosure Form 4-31 - Press Release References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C)
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Robinsons Retail Increases Stake in Ministop Philippines
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Robinson's Incorporated, entered into a share purchase agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation for the sale of the latter’s shares in Robinsons Convenience Stores, Inc. (RCSI). The transaction involves Robinson's Incorporated's purchase of shares from Mitsubishi Corporation which is equivalent to approximately 8% stake in RCSI. Robinsons Retail's effective ownership in RCSI increased from 51.0% to 59.1%. Furthermore, Mitsubishi Corporation sold its remaining 4% stake to Japan-based partner, Ministop Co., Ltd., also increasing the latter’s stake to 40.9%. “We remain fully committed in keeping and growing our convenience store business. The CVS format is the fastest growing retail channel in the region and we intend to take advantage of this trend," said Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe, President and CEO of Robinsons Retail. RCSI is the exclusive master franchisee of Ministop in the Philippines. For the six-month period ended June 2018, Ministop generated total system-wide sales amounting to Php4.5 billion with merchandise sales of Php3.0 billion. To date, there are 492 Ministop branches in key areas of Metro Manila, Luzon, and Visayas.
Other Relevant Information
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