EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Lenzing AG
Lenzing AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with the
objective of Europe-wide distribution
03.09.2024 / 14:06 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(s) subject to notification obligation:
Name City Country
B&C Holding Österreich GmbH Vienna Austria
B&C KB Holding GmbH Vienna Austria
B&C Alpha Zweite Holding GmbH Vienna Austria
B&C Ares Holding GmbH Vienna Austria
Suzano S.A. Salvador Brazil
Suzano International Trade GmbH Vienna Austria
4. Name of shareholder(s): B&C KB Holding GmbH, B&C Alpha Zweite Holding
GmbH & Co KG, B&C Ares Holding GmbH, Suzano International Trade GmbH
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 30.08.2024
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 held Financial/other Total
No. Name controlled by directly instruments held of
No. (%) directly (%) both
(%)
1 B&C Privatstiftung
2 Suzano Holding
S.A.
3 B&C Holding 1
Österreich GmbH
4 B&C KB Holding 3 25,00 % 25,00
GmbH %
B&C Alpha Zweite 10,00
5 Holding GmbH & Co 1 10,00 % %
KG
6 B&C Ares Holding 3 2,25 % 2,25 %
GmbH
7 Suzano S.A. 2
Suzano 15,00
8 International 7 15,00 % %
Trade 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:
Of the approximately 52.25% shares which are subject of this notification,
approx. 25.00% were previously held by B&C KB Holding GmbH, approx. 25.00
% were held by B&C Alpha Zweite Holding GmbH & Co KG and 2.25 % were held
by B&C Ares Holding GmbH, which are indirectly wholly owned by B&C
Privatstiftung.
By way of a share purchase agreement dated 11 June 2024 between Suzano
International Trade GmbH, B&C Alpha Zweite Holding GmbH & Co KG and B&C
Holding Österreich GmbH , Suzano Holding S.A. acquired through Suzano
International Trade GmbH (as purchaser) from B&C Alpha Zweite Holding GmbH
& Co KG (as seller) 15.00% of the shares in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft,
subject to various conditions.
Suzano International Trade GmbH is wholly owned by Suzano S.A., a stock
corporation listed on the B3 Stock Exchange of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Suzano Holding S.A. holds 29.1 % and David Feffer, Daniel Feffer, Ruben
Feffer and Jorge Feffer together hold 15.5 % in Suzano S.A. respectively.
Suzano Holding S.A. and the aforementioned individuals have agreed that
the voting rights attached to these holdings are exercised uniformly,
whereby Suzano Holding S.A. has the majority of votes to decide.
Therefore, Suzano Holding S.A. has controlling influence over Suzano S.A..
The shareholders of Suzano Holding S.A., Daniel Feffer, David Feffer,
Ruben Feffer, Izabela Henriques Feffer and Mikhael Henriques Feffer
(together holding 71.7 %) have entered into a shareholders’ agreement,
under which they have agreed to exercise their voting rights uniformly in
the main general meetings of Suzano Holding S.A..
On 30 August 2024, following all conditions under the share purchase
agreement dated 11 June 2024 having been fulfilled, 15.00% of the shares
in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft were transferred from B&C Alpha Zweite
Holding GmbH & Co KG to Suzano International Trade GmbH. Suzano Holding
S.A. therefore no longer holds any financial / other instruments pursuant
to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018 through Suzano International Trade
GmbH, but shares. B&C Alpha Zweite Holding GmbH & Co KG still holds 10.00%
of the shares in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
Concurrently, on 30 August 2024, the provisions regarding the alignment on
voting as foreseen in the shareholders’ agreement between B&C Holding
Österreich GmbH, B&C KB Holding GmbH, B&C Alpha Zweite Holding GmbH & Co
KG, B&C Ares Holding GmbH, Suzano S.A. and Suzano International Trade GmbH
became effective.
This notification is made with regard to the syndicate and for the
individual members of the syndicate and their owners.
Receipt of participation notification on 03.09.2024
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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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