Major Shareholding Notification • Apr 7, 2016
Major Shareholding Notification
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Sparkle Roll Group Limited BVI ("Sparkle Roll") hereby announces that the company has agreed with Dutch financial institutions Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V and Delta Lloyd L SICAV (on behalf of the sub-fund Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund) (jointly "Delta Lloyd) to acquire all 5,665,192 shares held by Delta Lloyd in Bang & Olufsen A/S. This acquisition will make Sparkle Roll Group Limited BVI the largest single shareholder in Bang & Olufsen A/S, holding 5,665,192 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10 each in Bang & Olufsen A/S, corresponding to app. 13.1% of the total share capital and voting rights.
The agreed price per share is DKK 85.
"Sparkle Roll is very pleased that Delta Lloyd has deemed our offer attractive, giving Sparkle Roll the opportunity to become the largest single shareholder in Bang & Olufsen A/S. We know Bang & Olufsen well and look forward to further deepen our collaboration with management and the board of directors to support their efforts on behalf of Bang & Olufsen.
We are very happy to become a major shareholder, and as communicated previously we may in the future seek to achieve a majority ownership of Bang & Olufsen A/S through a public offer for all shares in the company."
"After a longstanding shareholding period Delta Lloyd Asset Management today divested its stake in Bang & Olufsen. We congratulate management and all staff with the significant strategic achievements over the last years and wish them all success for the future."
Sparkle Roll Group Limited BVI is a limited liability company owned 100 % by Mr. Qi Jianhong. Mr. Qi Jianhong already indirectly holds 5.6 % of the shares in Bang & Olufsen A/S through his 100 % owned company Sparkle Roll Holdings Limited BVI. Subsequent to Sparkle Roll Group Limited BVI's acquisition of the shares in Bang & Olufsen A/S Mr. Qi Jianhong therefore indirectly holds 8,069,378 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10 each in Bang & Olufsen A/S, corresponding to approximately 18.7 % of the total share capital and approximately 18.7 % of the total voting rights.
Media enquiries Christian Groenning KREAB Phone: +45 27 63 07 55 E-mail: [email protected]
All other enquiries Christian Blinkenberg Danske Bank Corporate Finance Phone: +45 21 56 13 66 E-mail: [email protected]
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