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Ontex Group NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2017
Oct 6, 2017
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Major Shareholding Notification
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PRESS RELEASE Regulated information
Ontex: Transparency Declaration Notification
Disclosure made according to the requirements of Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007
Aalst-Erembodegem (Belgium), 6 October 2017 – Ontex Group NV ("Ontex") discloses the notifications of significant shareholdings that it has received according to the Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies.
On 3 October 2017, Aviva plc, and its affiliated entities, notified Ontex that Aviva plc had, as a result of sales of shares, crossed below the threshold of 3.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex, excluding equivalent financial instruments.
According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notifications that it has received.
Date of Notification: 3 October 2017
Date Threshold Crossed: 2 October 2017
Threshold Crossed: 3.00%
Notification by:
| Aviva plc | St Helens, 1 Undershaft, London, EC3P 3DQ, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Aviva Investors Global Services Limited |
St Helens, 1 Undershaft, London, EC3P 3DQ, United Kingdom |
| Aviva Investors France SA | 14 Rue Roquepine, 75008 Paris, France |
Denominator on the date of notification: 82,347,218 shares
Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:
| (A) Voting rights | Previous Notification |
After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # voting rights |
# voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Holders of | Linked to | Not linked | Linked to | Not linked | |
| voting rights | securities | to securities | securities | to securities | |
| Aviva plc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd |
2,989,935 | 2,005,517 | 0 | 2.44% | 0.00% |
| Aviva Investors France SA | 394,691 | 8,119 | 0 | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Subtotal | 3,384,626 | 2,013,636 | 2.45% | ||
| Total | 2,013,636 | 0 | 2.45% | 0.00% |
| (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 |
| Aviva plc | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd |
Right to recall loaned shares |
N/A | N/A | 1,057,895 | 1.28% | |
| TOTAL | 1,057,895 | 1.28% |
| # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL (A + B) | 3,071,531 | 3.73% |
Chain of controlled entities through which the shareholding is effectively owned:
The full chain of control is available at this link.
Additional information
Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd, and Aviva Investors France SA, are investment management companies that hold and exercise the voting rights at their discretion in the absence of specific instructions.
Notifications of significant shareholdings to be made according to the Law of 2 May 2007 should be sent to: [email protected]
This notification will be posted on:http://www.ontexglobal.com/press-room
INVESTOR ENQUIRIES
Philip Ludwig +32 53 333 730 [email protected]
PRESS ENQUIRIES
Gaëlle Vilatte +32 53 333 708 [email protected]
About Ontex
Ontex is a leading international provider of personal hygiene solutions, with expertise in baby care, feminine care and adult care. Ontex's innovative products are distributed in more than 110 countries through Ontex brands such as BBTips, BioBaby, Pompom, Bigfral, Canbebe, Canped, ID and Serenity, as well as leading retailer brands.
Employing 11,000 passionate people all over the world, Ontex has a presence in 22 countries, with its headquarters in Aalst, Belgium. Ontex is part of the Bel20 and STOXX® Europe 600. To keep up with the latest news, visit www.ontexglobal.com or follow us on LinkedIn.