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Stabilus S.A. 

29.09.2016 15:53

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Standard form for notification of major holdings

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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to
the competent authority)i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attachedii:

Stabilus S.A.
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
[ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
[ ] Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :


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Name:                                City and country of registered office
Marathon Asset Management LLP        (if applicable):
                                     London, UK


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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:

See attached breakdown.
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

27 September 2016
6. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:


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                  % of voting   % of voting      Total of   Total number
                  rights        rights through   both in %  of voting
                  attached to   financial        (7.A +     rights of
                  shares        instruments      7.B)       issuervii
                  (total of     (total of 7.B.1
                  7.A)          + 7.B.2)
Resulting         5.91          0.00             5.91       1,459,614
situation on the
date on which
threshold was
crossed or
reached
Position of       N/A           N/A              N/A
previous
notification (if
applicable)


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7. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reachedviii:
A: Voting rights attached to shares


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Class/type of   Number of voting rightsix     % of voting rights
shares          Direct         Indirect       Direct         Indirect
ISIN code (if   (Art 9 of      (Art 10 of     (Art 9 of      (Art 10 of
possible)       Directive      Directive      Directive      Directive
                2004/109/EC)   2004/109/EC)   2004/109/EC)   2004/109/EC)
Ordinary        1,745,599      1,459,614      7.07           5.91
shares
(ISIN:
LU1066226637)
SUBTOTAL A                     1,459,614                     5.91

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
2004/109/EC


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Type of          Expiration  Exercise/        Number of        % of voting
financial        datex       Conversion       voting rights    rights
instrument                   Periodxi         that may be
                                              acquired if the
                                              instrument is
                                              exercised/
                                              converted.
None
                             SUBTOTAL B.1


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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC


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Type of       Expiration  Exercise/     Physical or      Number    % of
financial     datex       Conversion    cash             of        voting
instrument                Period xi     settlementxii    voting    rights
                                                         rights
None
                                        SUBTOTAL B.2


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8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please tick the applicable box):

[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer.xiii

[ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:


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Namexv             % of voting        % of voting rights  Total of both if
                   rights if it       through financial   it equals or is
                   equals or is       instruments if it   higher than the
                   higher than the    equals or is        notifiable
                   notifiable         higher than the     threshold
                   threshold          notifiable
                                      threshold
William Arah
Jeremy Hosking
Neil Ostrer
Marathon Asset     5.91               0                   5.91
Management LLP


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9. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold
[% and number] voting rights as of [date]


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10. Additional informationxvi:

Breakdown of Holdings:
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Custodian                                                           Nominal
Bank of New York Mellon                                             312,830
BNP Paribas Securities Services                                      11,875
Brown Brothers Harriman                                              17,568
HSBC                                                                 28,668
JP Morgan Chase                                                      92,580
Northern Trust                                                      762,260
Royal Bank of Canada                                                  2,558
State Street Bank & Trust Company, Boston                           517,260
Total                                                             1,745,599


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The provided breakdown of holdings refer to the total number of shares in
Stabilus S.A. managed by the portfolio managers of Marathon Asset
Management LLP.  No portfolio manager controls directly a disclosable
position.  The total includes 285,985 shares for which clients have
retained the right to vote.

Done at London on 29th September 2016.



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Language:     English
Company:      Stabilus S.A.
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