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Ontex Group NV Major Shareholding Notification 2020
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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), February 13, 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 February 10, 2020, Morgan Stanley notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the acquisition of equivalent financial instruments, 5,281,209 voting rights in Ontex that may be acquired if the instruments are exercised and so has crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 6.41%.
On February 11, 2020, Bank of America notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the acquisition of voting securities or equivalent financial instruments, 4,557,196 voting rights in Ontex that may be acquired if the instruments are exercised and so has crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 5.53%.
According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notifications that it has received.
Date of Notification: February 10, 2020
Date Threshold Crossed: February 4, 2020
Threshold Crossed: 5.00%
Notification by:
| c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust | |
|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, |
| USA |
Denominator on the date of notification: 82,347,218 shares
Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:
Notification of February 10, 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 |
|
| Morgan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
1,570,130 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Morgan Stanley Europe SE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Total | 1,570,130 | 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 |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
Right of recall over securities lending agreements |
at any time | at any time |
271,033 | 0.33% | physical |
| Morgan Stanley Europe SE |
Right of recall over securities lending agreements |
at any time | at any time |
537,580 | 0.65% | physical |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
Right of recall over securities lending agreements |
at any time | at any time |
97,301 | 0.12% | physical |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
Equity Swap | 06/03/2020 | at any time |
2,697,443 | 3.28% | physical |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
Equity Swap | 10/02/2020 | at any time |
1,677,852 | 2.04% | physical |
| TOTAL | 5,281,209 | 6.41% |
| # voting rights | % of voting rights | |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL (A + B) | 5,281,209 | 6.41% |
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held
Chain of controlled undertakings for Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
- Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance Department, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a direct holder and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
- Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited
- Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
- Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder and is a subsidiary of the beneficial owner, Morgan Stanley
Chain of controlled undertakings for Morgan Stanley Europe SE
• Morgan Stanley Europe SE, Grosse Gallusstrasse 18, Frankfurt am Main, 60312, Germany. is a direct holder and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Europe Holding SE
• Morgan Stanley Europe Holding SE, Grosse Gallusstrasse 18, Frankfurt am Main, 60312, Germany. is an indirect holder and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited
• Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
• Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder and is a subsidiary of the beneficial owner, Morgan Stanley
Chain of controlled undertakings for Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
• Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is a direct holder and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
• Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
• Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC, c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder and is a subsidiary of the beneficial owner, Morgan Stanley
Date of Notification February 11, 2020
Date Threshold Crossed: February 5, 2020
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 February 11, 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 |
|
| Bank of America Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Merrill Lynch International | 0 | 1,341,302 | 0 | 1.63% | 0.00% |
| BofA Securities Europe SA | 0 | 11,907 | 0 | 0.01% | 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 | 1,353,209 | 0 | 1.64% | 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 |
| BofA Securities, Inc. |
Right to Recall | 14,850 | 0.02% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation |
Rights of Use | 12,053 | 0.01% | physical | ||
| BofA Securities Europe SA |
Right to Recall | 734,133 | 0.89% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch International |
Right to Recall | 393,106 | 0.48% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch International |
Rights of Use | 1,161,948 | 1.41% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 09/07/2020 | 95,926 | 0.12% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 29/05/2020 | 83,284 | 0.10% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 19/10/2020 | 42,600 | 0.05% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 30/04/2021 | 38,215 | 0.05% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 19/10/2020 | 12,968 | 0.02% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 29/01/2021 | 9,123 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 29/01/2021 | 2,418 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 19/10/2020 | 1,601 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 19/10/2020 | 877 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 19/10/2020 | 699 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 19/10/2020 | 185 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 15/02/2023 | 1 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 05/03/2020 | 300,000 | 0.36% | cash | |
| BofA Securities Europe SA |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 05/03/2020 | 300,000 | 0.36% | cash | |
| TOTAL | 3,203,987 | 3.89% |
| # voting rights | % of voting rights | |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL (A + B) | 4,557,196 | 5.53% |
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 going above 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
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