Ontex Group NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Oct 25, 2016

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1) Status of the notification

2) Issuer

Name ONTEX Identification number 0550-880-915

3) Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

4) Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

5) 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 Asset Management North Asia Limited	15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
BlackRock investment Management (UK) Limited	12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock Fund Advisors	400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A.
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A.
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	12 Throamorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada
BlackRock International Limited	Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 BBL, U.K.
BlackRock (Luxembourg) SA	6D, Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, L-2633, Luxembourg

6) Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)

Name Address (for legal entities)

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7) Date on which the threshold is crossed

11/10/2016 (DD/MM/YYYY)

8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

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9) Denominator

74,861,108

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10) Notified details

A) Voting rights	Previous notification			After the transaction
	# of voting rights		# of voting rights	% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
BlackRock, Inc.	$\mathbf 0$	$\mathbf 0$		0.00%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	o	221		0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	102.393	2.511.638		3.36%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. $\bullet$		S.		0.00%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 327,300		358,318			0.48%
BlackRock Investment Management 25.620 (Australia) Limited		23.618		0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	14,237		53,919
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	43,377	35		0.00%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	$\bullet$	115,036		0.15%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company. National Association	438,865	379,383		0.51%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	129,460	142,817		0.19%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	$\bullet$	121.947		0.16%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	11.831	9,403		0.01%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	3,513	4,317		0.01%
BlackRock International Limited	42.516	O		0.00%
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited	102,430	$\bullet$		0.00%
BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG.	7,608	o		0.00%
BlackRock Fund Managers Limited	813,382	$\mathbf 0$		0.00%
BlackRock Life Limited	26,848	$\mathbf 0$		0.00%
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.	3,366,676	$\bullet$		0.00%
Subtotal	5,456.076	3,720,654		4.97%
TOTAL		3,720,654	$\mathbf 0$	4.97%	$0.00\%$

← Start with "groups" of holders. Add sublotals with ∑, and then finish with the persons who are "alone".
For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.
The totals, autootals and % will

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 Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			348,422	0.47%	physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Securities Lent			12,379	0.02%	physical
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			129,889	0.17%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference			80,939	0.11%	cash
BlackRock International Limited	Contract for Difference			6,436	0.01%	cash	۰
	TOTAL			578,067	0.77%

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TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	4,298,721	5.74%

11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, it applicable

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

will cease to hold / Holder will hold again	(DD/MM/YYYY) voting rights as of
13) Additional information
The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%, The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights and total holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited going above 3%. The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights and total holding for BlackRock (Luxembourg) SA going below 3%.

Done at 12 Throgmonton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, U.K.
Ôп 17/10/2016 (DD/MM/YYYY)
Name & capacity Jana Blumenstein	ang blumand Signature