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Ontex Group NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2023
Mar 22, 2023
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Press release Regulated information 22/03/2023 – 08:00 CET
Transparency Declaration Notification
In accordance with the requirements of Article 14 of the Belgian Law of May 2, 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies, Ontex Group NV ("Ontex") discloses the notification of significant shareholdings that it has received on March 20, 2023.
On March 15, 2023, the Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA detained 16,454,453 Ontex voting securities or voting rights, representing 19.98% of voting securities, unchanged versus the latest declared position dating from April 20, 2021.
Notification details
- Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
- Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person
- Persons subject to the notification requirement:
- Ségolène Gallienne-Frère
- Gérald Frère
- Stichting Administratiekantoor Frère-Bourgeois, Verlengde Poolseweg 16, Breda 4818 CL, The Netherlands
- The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust
- Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA, Avenue Marnix, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- Date of threshold crossing: March 15, 2023
- Threshold crossed: 15%
- Denominator on the date of notification: 82,347,218 shares
- Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:

- Additional information: This declaration is made following the dissolution of Stichting Administratiekantoor Frère-Bourgeois.
- Date of declaration: March 20, 2023
- Details of the notification:
| Voting rights | Previous notification |
After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # voting rights | % voting rights | ||||
| Holders of voting rights | # voting rights | Linked to securities |
Not linked to securities |
Linked to securities |
Not linked to securities |
| Ségolène Gallienne-Frère | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Gérald Frère | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Stichting Administratie kantoor Frère-Bourgeois |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | 16,339,053 | 16,339,053 | 0 | 19.84% | 0.00% |
| FINPAR II SA | 115,400 | 115,400 | 0 | 0.14% | 0.00% |
| Total | 16,454,453 | 16,454,453 | 0 | 19.98% | 0.00% |
Enquiries
| Investors | Geoffroy Raskin | +32 53 33 37 30 | [email protected] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media | Maarten Verbanck | +32 53 33 36 20 | [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 leading retailer brands, lifestyle brands and Ontex brands. Employing some 9,000 people all over the world, Ontex has a presence in 20 countries, with its headquarters in Aalst, Belgium. Ontex is listed on Euronext Brussels and is part of the Bel Mid®. To keep up with the latest news, visit ontex.com or follow Ontex on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
