DGAP-PVR: HUGO BOSS AG: Release according to Article 41, Section 4d of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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HUGO BOSS AG 

20.03.2012 16:04

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On March 15, 2012 HUGO BOSS was notified of the following voting rights
announcements pursuant to section 25a and section 41 paragraph 4d WpHG
(German Securities Trading Act) of Mediobanca - Banca di Credito
Finanziario S.p.A.:

Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A., as at 1 February 2012
directly held a financial instrument pursuant to section 25a para. 1 WpHG
which is structured in a manner that enables us to acquire up to 44.01% of
the voting rights (15,781,735 out of 35,860,000 common shares) in Hugo Boss
AG, Dieselstraße 12, 72555 Metzingen, Germany. The instrument is a call
option granted to us in connection with our lending business in 2009 that
enables us to acquire up to 44.01% of the voting rights and may be
exercised in December 2015, provided that the exercise period is not
postponed due to certain contractual provisions.
Further shares of voting rights that need to be notified in accordance with
sections 21, 22, 25 WpHG are neither held by nor attributable to us. The
aggregate number of shares of voting rights that need to be notified in
accordance with sections 21, 22, 25, 25a WpHG corresponds to the number
disclosed above.

The Managing Board



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Language:     English
Company:      HUGO BOSS AG
              Dieselstraße 12
              72555 Metzingen
              Germany
Internet:     www.hugoboss.com
 
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