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Lenzing AG — Major Shareholding Notification 2011
Mar 16, 2011
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Major Shareholding Notification
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EANS-Voting Rights: Lenzing AG / Publication of an Announcement after art. 93 BörseG with the objective of Europe-web publication
Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement.
Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution
Person/company obliged to make the notification:
----------------------------------- Name: B&C Industrieholding GmbH Place: 1010 Wien, Handelsgericht Wien, FN 215 332s State: Österreich
2011-03-16
On March 14, 2011, Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft was informed by B & C Industrieholding GmbH, B & C Kappa GmbH and B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG making reference to section 91 of the Stock Exchange Act (BörseG) as follows:
On the basis of internal restructuring measures and according to the Splitting and Acquisition Agreement dated March 02, 2011, B & C Industrieholding GmbH transferred an interest comprising 7,691,775 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights, i.e. a 29.9 % interest in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft to B & C Kappa GmbH. The split was registered in the Commercial Register of the Vienna Commercial Court on March 11, 2011.
As a result of the above-mentioned split B & C Industrieholding GmbH now directly holds 2,497,796 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 9.71% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
In addition, B & C Industrieholding GmbH continues to indirectly hold 13,102,768 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights through its wholly owned subsidiary B & C Lenzing Holding GmbH. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 50.93% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
Consequently, B & C Industrieholding GmbH indirectly and directly holds a total of 15,600,564 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 60.64% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
As a result of the above-mentioned split the share in the voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft held directly and indirectly by B & C Industrieholding GmbH is below 75%.
As a result of the above-mentioned split B & C Kappa GmbH now directly holds 7,691,775 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 29.9% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
As a result of the above-mentioned split the share in the voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft held by B & C Kappa GmbH exceeds 25%.
Since B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG is the sole shareholder of B & C Kappa GmbH, B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG indirectly holds 7,691,775 shares of Lenzing
Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights through its wholly owned subsidiary B & C Kappa GmbH as a result of the above-mentioned split. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 29.9% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
As a result of the above-mentioned split the share in the voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft held by B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG exceeds 25%. The above-mentioned split did not result in any change of the share in the voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft held by B & C Privatstiftung since B & C Privatstiftung is the direct or indirect sole shareholder of B & C Industrieholding GmbH, B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG and B & C Kappa GmbH.
Lenzing, March 16, 2011
Further inquiry note:
Lenzing AG Mag. Angelika Guldt Tel.: +43 (0) 7672-701-2713 Fax: +43 (0) 07672-96301 mailto:[email protected]
issuer: Lenzing AG
A-A-4860 Lenzing phone: +43 7672-701-0 FAX: +43 7672-96301 mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.lenzing.com sector: Chemicals ISIN: AT0000644505 indexes: WBI stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, official market: Wien language: English
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