Ontex Group NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Apr 6, 2020

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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), April 6, 2020 – 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 March 27, 2020, DWS Investment GmbH notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the acquisition of voting securities, 4,147,002 voting rights in Ontex that may be acquired if all of the instruments are exercised, and so had crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 5.04%.

On March 30, 2020, DWS Investment GmbH notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the disposal of voting securities, 3,874,649 voting rights in Ontex that may be acquired if all of the instruments are exercised, and so had crossed below the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 4.71%.

On April 1, 2020, DWS Investment GmbH notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the acquisition of voting securities, 4,365,973 voting rights in Ontex that may be acquired if all of the instruments are exercised, and so had crossed the threshold of 3.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 5.30%.

According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notifications that it has received.

Dates of Notification: March 27, March 30, April 1, 2020

Dates Threshold Crossed: March 24, March 25, March 27, 2020

Threshold Crossed: 5.00%

Notification by:

DWS Investment GmbH Mainzer Landstraße 11-17, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Denominator on the dates of notification: 82,347,218 shares

Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:

Notification of March 27, 2020:

(A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# voting rights	# voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
DWS Investment GmbH	3,273,213	4,112,002	0	4.99%	0.00%
Total	3,273,213	4,112,002	0	4.99%	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
DWS Investment GmbH	Right to Recall			35,000	0.04%	physical
TOTAL				35,000	0.04%

	# voting rights	% of voting rights
TOTAL (A + B)	4,147,002	5.04%

Notification of March 30, 2020:

	Previous notification	After the transaction
(A) Voting rights	# voting rights	# voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
DWS Investment GmbH	4,112,002	3,839,649	0	4.66%	0.00%
Total	4,112,002	3,839,649	0	4.66%	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
DWS Investment GmbH	Right to Recall			35,000	0.04%	physical
TOTAL				35,000	0.04%

# voting rights % of voting rights
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TOTAL (A + B)	3,874,649	4.71%

Notification of April 1, 2020:

(A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# voting rights	# voting rights			% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
DWS Investment GmbH	3,839,649	4,330,973	0	5.26%	0.00%
Total	3,839,649	4,330,973	0	5.26%	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
DWS Investment GmbH	Right to Recall			35,000	0.04%	physical
TOTAL				35,000	0.04%

	# voting rights	% of voting rights
TOTAL (A + B)	4,365,973	5.30%

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held

DWS Investment GmbH is not a controlled entity.

Additional information

DWS Investment GmbH is an investment firm and can exercise the voting rights attached to the shares at its 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: investorrelations@ontexglobal.com

This notification will be posted on:http://www.ontexglobal.com/press-room

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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.

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