Douglas AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Douglas AG
25.03.2024 / 17:45 CET/CEST
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Notification of Major Holdings 1. Details of issuer | Name: | Douglas AG | | Street: | Luise-Rainer-Str. 7-11 | | Postal code: | 40235 | | City: | Düsseldorf
Germany | | Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 529900RLJJSL6ZU4P947 |
2. Reason for notification | | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | | | Acquisition/disposal of instruments | | | Change of breakdown of voting rights | | X | Other reason:
first time admission of shares to trading on an organized market |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Legal entity: CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A.
City of registered office, country: Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. Kirk Beauty International S.A.
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5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached: 6. Total positions | | % of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 7.a.) | % of voting rights through instruments
(total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) | Total of both in %
(7.a. + 7.b.) | Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG | | New | 64.61 % | 3.96 % | 68.57 % | 107692308 | | Previous notification | n/a % | n/a % | n/a % | / |
7. Details on total positions a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG) | ISIN | Absolute | In % | | | Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) | Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) | Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) | Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) | | DE000BEAU7Y1 | 0 | 69577782 | 0.00 % | 64.61 % | | Total | 69577782 | 64.61 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG | Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % | | | | 0 | 0.00 % | | | | Total | 0 | 0.00 % |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG | Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical settlement | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % | | Put Option (IPO Brownshoe Option) | 20 April 2024 | n/a | Physical | 4264215 | 3.96 % | | | | | Total | 4264215 | 3.96 % |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation| | Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). | | X | Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
| Name | % of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) | % of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) | Total of both (if at least 5% or more) | | CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. | % | % | % | | CVC Capital Partners 2013 PCC | % | % | % | | CVC MMXII Limited | % | % | % | | CVC Portfolio Holdings Limited | % | % | % | | CVC Management Holdings Limited | % | % | % | | CVC Group Holdings L.P. | % | % | % | | CVC Capital Partners Finance Limited | % | % | % | | CVC Capital Partners VI Limited | % | % | % | | CVC Capital Partners VI (A) L.P. / CVC Capital Partners VI (B) L.P. / CVC Capital Partners VI (C) L.P. / CVC Capital Partners VI (D) S.L.P. / CVC Capital Partners VI (A) Associates L.P. * | % | % | % | | Kirk Beauty Jersey FinCo Limited | % | % | % | | Kirk Beauty S.à r.l | % | % | % | | Kirk Beauty Investments S.A. | % | % | % | | Kirk Beauty International S.A. | 64.48 % | % | 68.44 % |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG (only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG) Date of general meeting: Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting: | Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both | | % | % | % |
10. Other explanatory remarks:| Voting rights of Kirk Beauty S.à r.l from shares in Douglas AG are attributed to Lobelia Lux S.à r.l. because of acting in concert on the basis of a contractual arrangement with regard to Douglas AG, sec. 34 para. 2 sentence 1 half-sentence 1 WpHG. * Further entities with joint control are: CVC Capital Partners Investment Europe VI L.P. |
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Douglas AG |
| Luise-Rainer-Str. 7-11 |
| 40235 Düsseldorf |
| Germany |
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