DGAP-PVR: HUGO BOSS AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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HUGO BOSS AG 

21.06.2012 20:44

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HUGO BOSS AG received the following information referring to notification
pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG by Zignago Holding S.p.A., Fossalta,
Italy, on June 18, 2012:

We herewith notify pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG that on 15 June 2012
we indirectly held an instrument pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 sentence 1
WpHG under which ZETA FINANCE S.A. is enabled to indirectly acquire voting
rights in the proportion of 65.56% (equals: 46,156,312 voting rights) in
HUGO BOSS AG calculated from the total amount of voting rights in HUGO BOSS
AG in the amount of 70,400,000. As per this date we would have fallen below
the threshold of 75% of voting rights.

The instrument indirectly held by us relates to a right of first offer
(Recht zur Abgabe eines ersten Angebots) contained in a Shareholders
Agreement, which was signed in 2007 and ends on 02 August 2017, between
ZETA FINANCE S.A. and PFC S.r.l. as minority shareholders and Red & Black
Holdco S.à r.l. and Red & Black Holdco 2 S.à r.l. as majority shareholders
of the holding company Red & Black Topco S.à r.l. ('Topco'). The instrument
indirectly held by us is directly held by ZETA FINANCE S.A. which is
directly controlled by us.

The right of first offer does not directly relate to shares in HUGO BOSS AG
but does only enable ZETA FINANCE S.A. - subject to the majority
shareholders of Topco intending to sell their controlling stake in Topco or
its immediate subsidiary and under certain other conditions and only in
certain limited circumstances - to make an offer and, if the majority
shareholders accept such offer, to acquire the majority of the shares in
Topco or such subsidiary which in turn - among other assets - currently
indirectly holds a voting rights pro-portion of 65.56% (equals: 46,156,312
voting rights) in HUGO BOSS AG.

Metzingen, June 21, 2012           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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