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 

24.03.2015 20:28

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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HUGO BOSS AG received the following information referring to notification
pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG by ZETA FINANCE S.A., Luxembourg,
Luxembourg on 23 March 2015:

'We herewith notify pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 sentence 1 WpHG that on 19
March 2015 we directly held an instrument pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1
sentence 1 WpHG enabling us under certain circumstances to indirectly
acquire voting rights in the proportion of 7.10% (equals: 5,000,000 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 15% and 10% of voting rights.

The instrument 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 our company 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 hold-ing company
Red & Black Topco S.à r.l. ('Topco').

The right of first offer does not directly relate to shares in HUGO BOSS AG
but does only enable us - 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 on 19 March 2015 indirectly
holds a voting rights proportion of 7.10% (equals: 5,000,000 voting rights)
in HUGO BOSS AG after shares in HUGO BOSS AG with a voting rights
proportion of 11.93% (equals: 8,400,001) were placed.'



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