Mayen, Germany, September 17, 2021. Ontex today announced that manufacturing at its plant in Mayen (Germany) will be gradually phased out by mid-2022. Mayen will become an excellence center for Global Process Engineering, Global Product Technology and Market Adaptation Baby Care, and thereby will be instrumental to bring innovations faster to our consumers.

Ontex Group NV has entered into an agreement with Hypera S.A. settling certain claims relating to the acquisition of the Brazilian personal hygiene business of Hypera by Ontex. As part of the settlement, Ontex will receive 500 million Brazilian Reais (€81 million) from Hypera by October 1, 2021.

Ontex Group NV hereby announces, in accordance with applicable rules, that it has renewed the forward purchase agreements on 22 June.

Ontex Group NV (“Ontex”) discloses the notification 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.

Ontex Group NV announced today that it has priced its offering of €580 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.50% senior notes due 2026.

Ontex announces today that, in connection with the current refinancing of the Group’s debt, it has disclosed certain additional business and financial information to shareholders of Ontex.

Ontex Group NV announces the launch of an offering of €580 million in aggregate principal amount of its euro-denominated fixed-rate senior notes due 2026.

Ontex Group NV today held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) virtually. Shareholders of the Company voted in favor of all resolutions proposed in the AGM and in the EGM.

On April 22, 2021, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, and its affiliated entities, notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the acquisition of voting securities or voting rights, 16,454,453 shares in Ontex and has so crossed above the threshold of 15.00% of voting securities in Ontex on April 20, 2021 to 19.98%.