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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), January 17, 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 January 13, 2020, Bank of America Corporation notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the acquisition of voting securities or voting rights, 4,230,954 shares in Ontex and so has crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 5.14%. On the same date Bank of America Corporation's also notified Ontex that its wholly-owned subsidiary Merrill Lynch International holds, as a result of the acquisition of voting securities or voting rights, 2,489,050 shares in Ontex and so has crossed the threshold of 3.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 3.02%.
According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notifications that it has received.
Date of Notification: January 13, 2020
Date Threshold Crossed: January 8, 2020
Thresholds Crossed: 3.00% and 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 January 13, 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 | 661,978 | 0 | 0.80% | 0.00% |
| BofA Securities Europe SA | 0 | 5,070 | 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 | 667,048 | 0 | 0.81% | 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 | 1,188 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation |
Rights of Use | 23,308 | 0.03% | physical | ||
| BofA Securities Europe SA |
Right to Recall | 1,708,079 | 2.07% | physical | ||
| BofA Securities Europe SA |
Rights of Use | 4,259 | 0.01% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch International |
Right to Recall | 40,685 | 0.05% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch International |
Rights of Use | 1,164,231 | 1.41% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 30/10/2020 | 6,850 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 29/05/2020 | 20,890 | 0.03% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 30/04/2021 | 31,345 | 0.04% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 19/10/2020 | 493 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 31/01/2020 | 39,106 | 0.05% | 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 | 50,033 | 0.06% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 31/01/2020 | 2,459 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 17/03/2021 | 30,178 | 0.04% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 30/10/2020 | 4,875 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 24/01/2020 | 340,000 | 0.41% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International |
OTC Swaps over Basket | 28/02/2020 | 95,926 | 0.12% | Cash | |
| TOTAL | 3,563,906 | 4.33% |
| # voting rights | % of voting rights | |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL (A + B) | 4,230,954 | 5.14% |
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
INVESTOR ENQUIRIES
PRESS ENQUIRIES
Philip Ludwig +32 53 333 730 [email protected] 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 21 countries, with its headquarters in Aalst, Belgium. Ontex is part of the Bel20 and STOXX® Europe 600.
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