HUGO BOSS AG — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Jan 5, 2021

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Voting Rights Announcements | 5 January 2021 10:18

HUGO BOSS AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

HUGO BOSS AG

05.01.2021 / 10:18

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG.

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Name:	HUGO BOSS AG
Street:	Dieselstraße 12
Postal code:	72555
City:	Metzingen Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	529900LFVU534EBRXD13

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
X	Other reason: Not applying the trading book exemption according to sec. 36 para. 1 WpHG

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationLegal entity: UBS Group AG

City of registered office, country: Zurich , Switzerland

4. Names of shareholder(s)

holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:29 Dec 2020

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 pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New	0.64 %	4.74 %	5.39 %	70400000
Previous notification	0.28 %	0.07 %	0.35 %	/

7. Details on total positions

a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN	Absolute		In %
	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE000A1PHFF7	0	451331	0.00 %	0.64 %
Total	451331		0.64 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Right to recall lent shares		At any time	595633	0.85 %
Right of use over shares		At any time	26280	0.04 %
Long Call Option	18/06/2021 – 17/12/2021		1025000	1.46 %
Long Call Option	07/12/2021 – 27/01/2022		1200000	1.70 %
		Total	2846913	4.04 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical settlement	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Short put option	19/03/2021 – 17/12/2021		Physical	450000	0.64 %
Long Call Option	17/12/2021 – 16/12/2022		Cash	5482	0.01 %
Short put option	17/12/2021 – 16/12/2022		Cash	37602	0.05 %
Short put option	07/12/2021-27/01/2022		Physical	1200000	1.70 %
			Total	1693084	2.40 %

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

	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
X	Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name	% of voting rights (if at least 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
–	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
UBS Switzerland AG	%	%	%
–	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
UBS Americas Holding LLC	%	%	%
UBS Americas Inc	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Trust Company	%	%	%
–	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited	%	%	%
–	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Life Ltd	%	%	%
–	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd	%	%	%
–	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) SA	%	%	%
–	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG	%	%	%
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG	%	%	%
–	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
UBS Europe SE	%	%	%
UBS Gestion S.G.I.I.C., SA	%	%	%
–	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.04 %
UBS (Jersey) Limited	%	%	%
UBS Trustees (Jersey) Limited	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG

(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:

Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:

Proportion of voting rights	Proportion of instruments	Total of both
%	%	%

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Holdings in Trading Book increasing above 5% and therefore, are no longer being exempt from reporting. UBS has entered into a collar transaction. Therefore the positions under section 7b have not been aggregated as far as they refer to the collar transaction.

Date

04 Jan 2021

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Language:	English
Company:	HUGO BOSS AG
	Dieselstraße 12
	72555 Metzingen
	Germany
Internet:	www.hugoboss.com

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