Aryzta AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 19, 2018

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RNS Number : 1585I

Aryzta AG

19 March 2018

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Aryzta AG (CH0043238366)
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [x] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [x] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
Name: UBS Investment Bank,         UBS Group AG		City and country of registered office (if applicable): Zurich, Switzerland
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 12 March 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 March 2018
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%
8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)	Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.96%	4.44%	5.40%	89'930'446
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	No Previous Disclosure	No Previous        Disclosure	No Previous Disclosure

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix						% of voting rights
Direct				Indirect		Direct			Indirect
CH0043238366					859'831					0.96%
SUBTOTAL A					859'831					0.96%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.				% of voting rights
Right to Recall Lent Shares				Anytime			2'228'531				2.48%
Right to substitute shares delivered as collateral				Anytime			50'261				0.06%
Long Call Options		16/03/2018 to                 21/12/2018		-			260'500				0.29%
				SUBTOTAL B.1			2'539'292				2.82%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex			Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights
Short Put Options	16/03/2018 to         18/05/2018			-		Physical		596'300			0.66%
Short Put Warrants	16/03/2018			-		Cash		682			0.001%
Equity Swaps	03/09/2018 to 14/02/2023			-		Cash		858'787			0.95%
						SUBTOTAL B.2		1'455'769			1.62%
10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box): [ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii [x] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:
Namexv			% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold			% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold			Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Limited
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS AG London Branch
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Switzerland AG
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
12. Additional informationxvi:

Done at Opfikon on 16.03.2018

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