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Disclosure in accordance with the Law of 2 May 2007 - Transparency law
Transparency notification by Mr Bart Van Malderen
2 November 2017, 18.00 CET, Diegem (België) - VGP NV has received a transparency notification dated 31 October 2017 that (i) by virtue of the disposal of 235,997 shares on 27 October 2017, VM Invest NV now holds 22.69% of the voting rights of VGP NV, and (ii) by virtue of the disposal of 3,545,250 shares on 27 October 2017, Bart Van Malderen no longer directly holds any of the voting rights of VGP NV.
Together, VM Invest NV, Bart Van Malderen and VGP MISV Comm. VA now hold 27.69% of the voting rights of VGP NV. Therefore, their voting rights have fallen below the threshold of 30%.
The notification dated 31 October 2017 contains the following information:
- Reason for notification:
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
- Notification by:
A parent undertaking or a controlling person.
- Persons subject to the notification requirement:
VM Invest NV, Spinnerijstraat 12, 9240 Zele
Bart Van Malderen
VGP MISV Comm. VA, Spinnerijstraat 12, 9240 Zele
- Date on which the threshold is crossed:
27 October 2017.
- Threshold that is crossed:
30%.
- Denominator:
18,583,050.
- Notified details:
| Previous notification | After the transaction | ||
| Number of voting rights | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |
| VM Invest NV | 4,451,668 | 4,215,671 | 22.69% |
| Bart Van Malderen | 3,545,250 | 0 | 0.00% |
| VGP MISV Comm. VA | 929,153 | 929,153 | 5.00% |
| Total | 8,926,071 | 5,144,824 | 27.69% |
- Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:
VM Invest NV is controlled exclusively by Mr Bart Van Malderen. As statutory manager of VGP MISV Comm. VA, Mr Bart Van Malderen also has exclusive control over VGP MISV Comm. VA.
Profile
VGP (www.vgpparks.eu) constructs and develops high-end semi-industrial real estate and ancillary offices for its own account and for the account of its VGP European Logistics joint venture (50:50 joint venture between Allianz Real Estate and VGP), which are subsequently rented out to reputable clients on long term lease contracts. VGP has an in-house team which manages all activities of the fully integrated business model: from identification and acquisition of land, to the conceptualisation and design of the project, the supervision of the construction works, contracts with potential tenants and the facility management.
VGP is quoted on Euronext Brussels and the Main Market of the Prague Stock Exchange.
