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bpost SA/NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2018
May 25, 2018
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Press Release: Transparency Notification Brussels, 25/05/2018 – 17.45 CEST Regulated information corporate.bpost.be/investors
Disclosure of transparency notification
(Article 14 of the Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies)
bpost discloses one notification of significant shareholdings that it has received from BlackRock, Inc (and affiliates) in accordance with the Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies.
1. Summary of the notification
In a notification dated May 18, 2018, BlackRock, Inc., also on behalf of its subsidiaries set forth in the notification, notified that, following a transaction in bpost securities dated May 17, 2018, the holding of BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the subsidiaries controlled by it) has been modified as follows:
- the holding of voting rights has increased and crossed upward the 3% threshold;
- the holding of equivalent financial instruments has decreased without crossing any notification threshold.
BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the subsidiaries controlled by it) now holds 4.13% of the voting rights of bpost.
2. Threshold crossed
Threshold that is crossed: 3%
Article 13 of bpost articles of association provides the following on disclosure of significant shareholdings: "As regards the application of Title II of the Law of May, 2 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and other provisions and the Royal Decree of February, 14 2008 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings, the applicable successive thresholds are established at 3%, 5% and any multiple of 5%."
3. Content of the notification
The full text of the notification dated May 18, 2018, is attached to this press release and has also been posted on bpost's website at http://corporate.bpost.be/investors/share-information/transparency-declarations.
Notifications of important shareholdings to be made according to the Law of 2 May 2007 and bpost's articles of association, should be sent to [email protected]. Such notifications shall be made public through a press release and shall be posted on http://corporate.bpost.be/investors/share-information/transparency-declarations.
4. For more information
Baudouin de Hepcée (investors & journalists): +32 (0)2 276 22 28 Saskia Dheedene (investors): +32 (0)2 276 76 43
- [email protected] (investors)
- [email protected] (journalists)
FSMA FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY Transparency notification Form TR-1 BE PART I
- Status of the notification
Final
- Issuer
Name: BPOST Identification number: 0214 596-464
- Reason for the notification
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
- Notification by
A parent undertaking or a controlling person
- Persons subject to the notification requirement
| Name | Address (for legal entities) |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V | Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong |
| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A. |
- Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)
| Name | Address (for legal entities) |
|---|---|
Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6.
Part II
- Date on which the threshold is crossed
17/05/2019 (DD/MM/YYYY)
- Threshold that is crossed (in %)
If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers in Section 13
- Denominator
200,000 044
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- Notified details
| A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Holders of voting rights | Linked in securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B V | 14,356 | 14,356 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 368,294 | 555,359 | 0.20% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 2,675,477 | 2,675,477 | 1.34% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 210,696 | 210,770 | 0.11% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 580 | 580 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 177 | 109 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 810,872 | 813,212 | 0.41% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 1,127,497 | 1,084,519 | 0.54% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 306 | 306 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 700,698 | 810,914 | 0.41% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 55,117 | 55,117 | 0.03% | ||
| Subtotal | 5,984,070 | 6,220,719 | 3.11% | ||
| TOTAL | 6,220,719 | 0 | 3.11% | 0.00% |
Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with $\sum_{i}$ and then finish with the persons who are "alone". For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity. The totals, subtotals and $%$ will be updated once you have clicked on .
| 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 |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 550,244 | 0.20% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | Securities Lent | 10,323 | 0.01% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 1,083,010 | 0.54% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Securities Lent | 12,500 | 0.01% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Contract For Difference | 15,871 | 0.01% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract For Difference | 5,909 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Contract For Difference | 24,325 | 0.01% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Contract For Difference | 2,486 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Contract For Difference | 325,314 | 0.16% | cash | ||
| TOTAL | 2,029,982 | 1.01% |
11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
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| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALCULATE | 8,250,701 | 4.13% |
- Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
Please see the full chain of control in "Chain of Control" tab.
- In case of proxy voting for only one GM
Holder will cease to hold / will hold again c voting rights as of
- Additional information
The disclosure obligation arose due voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going above 3%
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, U.K.
On 18/05/2018 (DD/MM/YYYY)
Name & capacity Patrick Hayes, Associate Signature
- Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held; if applicable
Name
BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.