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Ontex: Transparency Declaration Notification
Disclosure made according to the requirements of Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007
Aalst-Erembodegem (Belgium), December 31, 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 December 29, 2020, Janus Henderson Group plc notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the disposal of voting securities or voting rights, 2,453,210 shares in Ontex and has so crossed below threshold of 3.00% of voting securities in Ontex on December 24, 2020 to 2.98%.
According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notification that it has received.
Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights, and the 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) |
| Janus Henderson Group plc | 201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE, UK |
Date of Notification: December 29, 2020
Date Threshold Crossed: December 24, 2020
Threshold Crossed: 3.00%
Denominator on the date of notification: 82,347,218 shares
Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:
Notification of December 29, 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 |
|
| Janus Henderson Group plc | 3,424,055 | 2,453,210 | 2.98% | ||
| Total | 3,424,055 | 2,453,210 | 0 | 2.98% | 0.00% |
| (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) | 2,453,210 | 2.98% |
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held
Janus Henderson Group plc, Janus Capital Group Inc., Janus Capital Management LLC. Janus Henderson Group plc’s Organisational Chart is attached to show the full change of control.
Additional information
Janus Capital Management LLC is the investment management company that can exercise the voting rights at its discretion, in the absence of specific instructions.
Notifications of significant shareholdings to be made according to the Law of 2 May 2007 should be sent to: [email protected]
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