Ontex: Transparency Declaration Notification

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Aalst-Erembodegem (Belgium), April 29, 2020 – 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.

On April 22, 2020, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the acquisition of equivalent financial instruments, 2,720,728 shares in Ontex and has so crossed above the threshold of 3.00% of voting rights in Ontex on April 17, 2020 to 3.30%.

On April 24, 2020, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. notified Ontex that as a result of the disposal of equivalent financial instruments, it has crossed below the threshold of 3.00% of voting securities in Ontex on April 22, 2020.

According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notifications that it has received.

Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities, and downward crossing of the lowest threshold.

Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement:

Name	Address (for legal entities)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA

Date of Notifications: April 22, 2020 and April 24, 2020

Date Thresholds Crossed: April 17, 2020 and April 22, 2020

Threshold Crossed: 3.00%

Denominator on the date of notification: 82,347,218 shares

Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:

Notification of April 22, 2020:

(A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# voting rights	# voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		0		0.00%
Goldman Sachs International		12,609		0.02%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC		815		0.00%
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.		15,699		0.02%
TOTAL		29,123		0.04%

 

(B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise period or date	# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
Goldman Sachs International	Securities Lending		Open	2,691,559	3.27%	physical
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	Swap	23/11/2020		46	0.00%	cash
TOTAL				2,691,605	3.27%

 

	# voting rights	% of voting rights
TOTAL (A + B)	2,720,728	3.30%

 

Notification of April 24, 2020:

(A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# voting rights	# voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	0
Goldman Sachs International	12,609
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	815
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.	15,699
TOTAL	29,123

 

(B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise period or date	# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
TOTAL

 

	# voting rights	% of voting rights
TOTAL (A + B)

 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held

Chain of controlled undertakings

• GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL IS CONTROLLED BY GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP UK LIMITED WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY GOLDMAN SACHS (UK) L.L.C. WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
• GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. IS CONTROLLED BY GSAM HOLDINGS LLC WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
• GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC IS CONTROLLED BY THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

Notifications of significant shareholdings to be made according to the Law of 2 May 2007 should be sent to: [email protected]