HUGO BOSS AG
22.03.2012 19:25
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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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 UniCredit S.p.A., Rome, Italy:
UniCredit S.p.A. via our German subsidiary UniCredit Bank AG, as at 1
February 2012 indirectly held fi-nancial and other instruments pursuant to
section 25a para. 1 WpHG which are struc-tured in a manner that enables
UniCredit Bank AG to acquire up to 88.02% of the voting rights (31,563,471
out of 35,860,000 common shares) in Hugo Boss AG, DieselstraÃe 12, 72555
Metzingen, Germany. The instruments comprise loan collaterals that were
granted in connection with its lending business in 2009, i.e. a call option
which enables UniCredit Bank AG 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, and pledges
which in an enforcement event enable UniCredit Bank AG to acquire up to
88.02% of the voting rights.
The instruments are held via the following controlled undertaking:
UniCredit Bank AG.
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
DieselstraÃe 12
72555 Metzingen
Germany
Internet: www.hugoboss.com
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