HUGO BOSS AG
29.04.2015 20:17
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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1. HUGO BOSS AG received the following information referring to
notification pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG by Zignago Holding S.p.A.,
Fossalta di Portogruaro, Italy, on 27 April 2015:
'We herewith notify pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG that on 23 April 2015
by aggregating
- voting rights from common shares, we are enabled under certain
circumstances to acquire on the basis of a directly held instrument
pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 sentence 1 WpHG, and
- voting rights directly and indirectly held by us pursuant to secs. 21, 22
para. 2 WpHG
we held/would have held a voting rights proportion of 7.10% (equals:
5,000,000 voting rights) in HUGO BOSS AG, DieselstraÃe 12, 72555 Metzingen,
Germany, 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 exceeded the
threshold of 5% of voting rights.
In detail,
- our voting rights proportion directly held by us pursuant to sec. 21 WpHG
amounts to 4.19% (equals: 2,950,000 voting rights of the aforementioned
5,000,000 voting rights),
- our voting rights proportion attributed to us pursuant to sec. 21, 22
para. 2 WpHG amounts to 2.91% (equals: 2,050,000 voting rights of the
aforementioned 5,000,000 voting rights), and
- our voting rights proportion acquirable on the basis of a directly held
instrument pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 sentence 1 WpHG amounts to 2.91%
(equals: 2,050,000 voting rights of the aforementioned 5,000,000 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 on 23 April 2015 and ends on 22 April 2018, between us and PFC
S.r.l.
The right of first offer relates to shares in HUGO BOSS AG held by PFC
S.r.l. and enables us to make an offer and, if PFC S.r.l. accepts such
offer, to acquire the shares at terms and conditions set forth in the
respective transfer notice by PFC S.r.l., at the latest within one month
from the date of receipt by PFC S.r.l. of the respective exercise notice by
us.'
2. HUGO BOSS AG received the following information referring to
notification pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG by PFC S.r.l., Vicenza,
Italy, on 27 April 2015:
'We herewith notify pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG that on 23 April 2015
by aggregating
- voting rights from common shares, we are enabled under certain
circumstances to acquire on the basis of a directly held instrument
pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 sentence 1 WpHG, and
- voting rights directly and indirectly held by us pursuant to secs. 21, 22
para. 2 WpHG
we held/would have held a voting rights proportion of 7.10% (equals:
5,000,000 voting rights) in HUGO BOSS AG, DieselstraÃe 12, 72555 Metzingen,
Germany, 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 exceeded the
threshold of 5% of voting rights.
In detail,
- our voting rights proportion directly held by us pursuant to sec. 21 WpHG
amounts to 2.91% (equals: 2,050,000 voting rights of the aforementioned
5,000,000 voting rights),
- our voting rights proportion attributed to us pursuant to sec. 21, 22
para. 2 WpHG amounts to 4.19% (equals: 2,950,000 voting rights of the
aforementioned 5,000,000 voting rights), and
- our voting rights proportion acquirable on the basis of a directly held
instrument pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 sentence 1 WpHG amounts to 4.19%
(equals: 2,950,000 voting rights of the aforementioned 5,000,000 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 on 23 April 2015 and ends on 22 April 2018, between us and
Zignago Holding S.p.A.
The right of first offer relates to shares in HUGO BOSS AG held by Zignago
Holding S.p.A. and enables us to make an offer and, if Zignago Holding
S.p.A. accepts such offer, to acquire the shares at terms and conditions
set forth in the respective transfer notice by Zignago Holding S.p.A., at
the latest within one month from the date of receipt by Zignago Holding
S.p.A. of the respective exercise notice by us.'
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Language: English
Company: HUGO BOSS AG
DieselstraÃe 12
72555 Metzingen
Germany
Internet: www.hugoboss.com
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