Disclosure made according to the requirements of Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007
Aalst-Erembodegem (Belgium), 16 July 2018 – Ontex Group NV (“Ontex”) discloses the notifications of significant shareholdings that it has received according to the Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies.
On 12 July 2018, SYZ Asset Management (Luxembourg) SA notified Ontex that it had, as a result of sales of shares, crossed below the threshold of 3% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex.
On 13 July 2018, UBS Group AG notified Ontex that it had, as a result of sales of shares and financial instruments treated as voting securities, crossed below the threshold of 3% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex.
According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notifications that it has received.
Dates of Notifications: 12 and 13 July 2018
Dates Threshold Crossed: 9 July 2018
Threshold Crossed: 3.00%
Notifications by:
Denominator on the date of notifications: 82,347,218 shares
Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:
Notification from SYZ Asset Management (Luxembourg) SA
Chain of controlled entities through which the shareholding is effectively owned:
SYZ Asset Management (Luxembourg) SA is fully owned by Financiere SYZ SA (Zoug). Financiere SYZ SA (Zoug) is not controlled.
Additional information
SYZ Asset Management (Luxembourg) S.A. is a management company that can exercise the voting rights for its clients at its own discretion without special instructions.
Notification from UBS Group AG
Chain of controlled entities through which the shareholding is effectively owned:
The full chain of control is available at this link.
Additional information
The disclosure obligation arose due to the total holdings in voting rights of UBS Group AG, held directly by controlled undertakings, falling below 3% on 9th July 2018. This was caused by a reduction in the Trading Book holdings of the afore-mentioned entities below 5% and therefore being exempt from reporting.
Notifications of significant shareholdings to be made according to the Law of 2 May 2007 should be sent to: [email protected]
This notification will be posted on: http://www.ontexglobal.com/press-room
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