EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Lenzing AG
Lenzing AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with the
objective of Europe-wide distribution
19.08.2024 / 14:35 CET/CEST
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Overview
1. Issuer: Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
2. Reason for the notification:
a. Acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Person subject to notification obligation:
a. Name: B&C Privatstiftung
b. City: Vienna
c. Country: Austria
4. Name of shareholder(s): B&C KB Holding GmbH, B&C Epsilon Zweite
Holding GmbH, B&C Ares Holding GmbH
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 19.08.2024
6. Total positions
% of voting rights
% of voting through Total number
rights financial/other Total of of voting
attached to instruments (7.B.1 both in rights of
shares (7.A) + 7.B.2) % (7.A + issuer
7.B)
Resulting situation
on the date on which 52,25 % 0,00 % 52,25 % 38 618 180
threshold was
crossed / reached
Position of previous
notification (if 52,25 %
applicable)
Details
7. Notified details of the resulting situation:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
ISIN Code Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Sec 130 (Sec 133 BörseG (Sec 130 (Sec 133
BörseG 2018) 2018) BörseG 2018) BörseG
2018)
AT0000644505 20 177 020 52,25 %
SUBTOTAL A 20 177 020 52,25 %
B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1
BörseG 2018
Type of Expiration Date Exercise Number of voting % of voting
instrument Period rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised
SUBTOTAL B.1
B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2
BörseG 2018
Type of Expiration Exercise Physical / Number % of
instrument Date Period Cash of voting
Settlement voting rights
rights
SUBTOTAL B.2
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation:
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with
the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:
Directly Shares Financial/other Total
No. Name controlled held instruments held of
by No. directly directly (%) both
(%) (%)
1 B&C Privatstiftung
2 B&C Holding 1
Österreich GmbH
3 B&C KB Holding GmbH 2 25,00 % 25,00
%
4 B&C Alpha Zweite 1 25,00 % 25,00
Holding GmbH & Co KG %
5 B&C Epsilon Zweite 4 25,00 % 25,00
Holding GmbH %
6 B&C Ares Holding GmbH 2 2,25 % 2,25 %
7 Lenzing 3,5
Aktiengesellschaft
8 B&C Gamma Zweite 7
Holding GmbH
9. In case of proxy voting
a. Date of general meeting: -
b. Voting rights after general meeting: is equivalent to voting
rights
10. Other comments:
As part of an intra-group merger, the entire assets of B&C Epsilon Second
Holding GmbH are to be transferred to B&C Gamma Second Holding GmbH, a
100% subsidiary of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
With the implementation of this merger, the chain of controlled companies
will change with regard to the 9,654,545 voting rights (corresponding to
25% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
currently held by B&C Epsilon Second Holding GmbH: these voting rights
will be eliminated as a result of the merger to the shareholder who alone
has an interest in the assets of B&C Epsilon Second Holding GmbH, B&C
Alpha Second Holding GmbH & Co KG. B&C Epsilon Second Holding GmbH will be
deleted once the merger takes effect and will no longer hold any voting
rights in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft. The voting rights affected by this
merger are hereby announced as a financial instrument in accordance with
Section 131 BörseG 2018.
The B&C Privatstiftung has a total of 20,177,020 voting rights
(corresponding to around 52.25% of the share capital and voting rights) in
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft through its indirect subsidiaries B&C KB
Holding GmbH, B&C Epsilon Second Holding GmbH and B&C Ares Holding GmbH.
Receipt of participation notification on 19.08.2024
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Language: English
Company: Lenzing AG
4860 Lenzing
Austria
Internet: www.lenzing.com
End of News EQS News Service
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