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EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Lenzing AG
19.08.2024 / 14:35 CET/CEST Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by EQS News - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Overview Issuer: Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting rights Person subject to notification obligation: Name: B&C Privatstiftung City: Vienna Country: Austria Name of shareholder(s): B&C KB Holding GmbH, B&C Epsilon Zweite Holding GmbH, B&C Ares Holding GmbH Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 19.08.2024 Total positions | % of voting rights attached to shares (7.A) | % of voting rights through financial/other instruments (7.B.1 + 7.B.2) | Total of both in % (7.A + 7.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuer | Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached | 52,25 % | 0,00 % | 52,25 % | 38 618 180 | Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 52,25 % | | | |
Details Notified details of the resulting situation: A: Voting rights attached to shares | ISIN Code | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | Direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) | Indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018) | Direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) | Indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018) | AT0000644505 | | 20 177 020 | | 52,25 % | SUBTOTAL A | 20 177 020 | 52,25 % | B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018 | Type of instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised | % of voting rights | | | | | | | | SUBTOTAL B.1 | | | B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018 | Type of instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise Period | Physical / Cash Settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | | | | SUBTOTAL B.2 | | |
Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation: Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: No. | Name | Directly controlled by No. | Shares held directly (%) | Financial/other instruments held directly (%) | Total of both (%) | 1 | B&C Privatstiftung | | | | | 2 | B&C Holding Österreich GmbH | 1 | | | | 3 | B&C KB Holding GmbH | 2 | 25,00 % | | 25,00 % | 4 | B&C Alpha Zweite Holding GmbH & Co KG | 1 | | 25,00 % | 25,00 % | 5 | B&C Epsilon Zweite Holding GmbH | 4 | 25,00 % | | 25,00 % | 6 | B&C Ares Holding GmbH | 2 | 2,25 % | | 2,25 % | 7 | Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft | 3,5 | | | | 8 | B&C Gamma Zweite Holding GmbH | 7 | | | |
In case of proxy voting Date of general meeting: - Voting rights after general meeting: is equivalent to voting rights Other comments: As part of an intra-group merger, the entire assets of B&C Epsilon Second Holding GmbH are to be transferred to B&C Gamma Second Holding GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft. With the implementation of this merger, the chain of controlled companies will change with regard to the 9,654,545 voting rights (corresponding to 25% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft currently held by B&C Epsilon Second Holding GmbH: these voting rights will be eliminated as a result of the merger to the shareholder who alone has an interest in the assets of B&C Epsilon Second Holding GmbH, B&C Alpha Second Holding GmbH & Co KG. B&C Epsilon Second Holding GmbH will be deleted once the merger takes effect and will no longer hold any voting rights in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft. The voting rights affected by this merger are hereby announced as a financial instrument in accordance with Section 131 BörseG 2018. The B&C Privatstiftung has a total of 20,177,020 voting rights (corresponding to around 52.25% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft through its indirect subsidiaries B&C KB Holding GmbH, B&C Epsilon Second Holding GmbH and B&C Ares Holding GmbH. Receipt of participation notification on 19.08.2024
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Language: | English |
Company: | Lenzing AG |
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| 4860 Lenzing |
| Austria |
Internet: | www.lenzing.com |
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