Zumtobel Group AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 5, 2017

publication: 05.09.2017 22:00 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1504641600274 keywords: Company / Voting rights / Zumtobel Group AG

Announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Zumtobel Group AG: Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG

Vienna (pta030/05.09.2017/22:00) - Release of Announcement according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG Notification of Major Holdings

1. Issuer:

Zumtobel Group AG, Höchster Straße 8, 6850 Dornbirn, Austria

2. Reason for notification:

Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: Erste Asset Management GmbH

City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3

Erste Asset Management GmbH ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

31.08.2017

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached	4.99	0.00	4.99	43,500,000
Position of previous notification	5,11	0	5,11

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec	absolute indirect	in % direct (Sec 91	in % indirect (Sec
	91 BörseG)	(Sec 92 BörseG)	BörseG)	92 BörseG)
AT0000837307	2,168,710	0	4.99	0.00
Total:		2,168,710		4.99

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 1 BörseG

Type of instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Voting Rights Absolute	Voting Rights in %
		Total:

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 3 BörseG

Type of	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Physical /Cash	Voting Rights	Voting Rights in
instrument			Settlement	Absolute	%
			Total:

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.

No.	Name	Directly controlled by	Shares held directly (%)	Financial/other instruments	Total of both (%)
		No.		held directly (%)
1	Erste Asset Management GmbH		4.94		4.94
2	ERSTE SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagege sellschaft m.b.H.	1	0.04		0.04

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. is a subsidiary of Erste Asset Management GmbH. These investment companies (including the Erste Asset Management GmbH branch office in the Czech Republic) follow a joint voting policy for their managed investment funds.

The voting rights reported under Point 8 which are held by Erste Asset Management GmbH and ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. are not held directly, but by the investment funds managed by the respective administrative companies. Therefore, the investments are not attributable to the administrative companies.

emitter:	Zumtobel Group AG Höchster Straße 8 6850 Dornbirn Austria
contact person:	Harald Albrecht
phone:	+43 (0)5572 509-1125
e-mail:	Harald.Albrecht@zumtobelgroup.com
website:	www.zumtobelgroup.com
ISIN(s):	AT0000837307 (share)
stock exchanges:	official trade in Vienna

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