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Ontex Group NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2019
Dec 30, 2019
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Ontex: Transparency Declaration Notification
Disclosure made according to the requirements of Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007
Aalst-Erembodegem (Belgium), December 30, 2019 – Ontex Group NV ("Ontex") discloses the notification 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 December 24, 2019, Bank of America Corporation notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the acquisition of voting securities or voting rights, 6,139,439 shares in Ontex and so has crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 7.46%.
On December 27, 2019, Bank of America Corporation notified Ontex that it had, as a result of the disposal of voting securities or voting rights, crossed below the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex.
According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notifications that it has received.
Date of Notifications: December 24, 2019, and December 27, 2019
Date Threshold Crossed: December 19, 2019, and December 20, 2019
Threshold Crossed: 5.00%
Notification by:
| Bank of America Corporation | Wilmington, DE (United States) |
|---|---|
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
Denominator on the date of notification: 82,347,218 shares
Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:
Notification of December 24, 2019:
| (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 | securities |
1
| to | to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| securities | securities | ||||
| Bank of America Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Merrill Lynch International | 0 | 2,403,265 | 0 | 2.92% | 0.00% |
| BofA Securities Europe SA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| BofA Securities, Inc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Total | 0 | 2,403,265 | 0 | 2.92% | 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 |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 30/10/2020 | 6,850 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 30/04/2021 | 7,186 | 0.01% | dash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 19/10/2020 | 1,428 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 31/01/2020 | 20,514 | 0.02% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 15/02/2023 | 1 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 19/10/2020 | 51,045 | 0.06% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 31/01/2020 | 6,103 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 17/03/2021 | 20,300 | 0.02% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
Right to Recall | 14,319 | 0.02% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch International |
Rights of Use | 3,557,385 | 4.32% | physical | ||
| BofA Securities Europe SA |
Right to Recall | 16,343 | 0.02% | physical | ||
| BofA Securities Europe SA |
Rights of Use | 9,016 | 0.01% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation |
Rights of Use | 24,496 | 0.03% | physical | ||
| BofA Securities, Inc. |
Right to Recall | 1,188 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| TOTAL | 3,736,174 | 4.54% |
| # voting rights | % of voting rights | |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL (A + B) | 6,139,439 | 7.46% |
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held
Merrill Lynch International, BofA Securities Europe SA, BofA Securities, Inc and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation are controlled by "Bank of America Corporation" (see enclosure). Bank of America Corporation is not a controlled entity.
Additional information
The trigger for the notification is due to the trading book holding going above the 5% exemption.
Notification of December 27, 2019:
| (A) Voting rights | Previous notification |
After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # voting rights |
# voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Holders of voting rights |
Not linked Linked to to securities securities |
Linked to securities |
Not linked to securities |
||
| Bank of America Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Merrill Lynch International | 2,403,265 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| BofA Securities Europe SA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Total | 2,403,265 | 0 0 |
0.00% | 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 |
| Bank of America Corporation |
||||||
| TOTAL |
| # voting rights | % of voting rights | |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL (A + B) | 0 | 0.00% |
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held
Merrill Lynch International, BofA Securities Europe SA, BofA Securities, Inc and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation are controlled by "Bank of America Corporation" (see enclosure). Bank of America Corporation is not a controlled entity.
Additional information
The trigger for the notification is due to the trading book holding going below the 5% exemption.
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
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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 21 countries, with its headquarters in Aalst, Belgium. Ontex is part of the Bel20 and STOXX® Europe 600.
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