EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Lenzing AG
Lenzing AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with the
objective of Europe-wide distribution
13.06.2024 / 16:20 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/disposal of financial or other instruments
3. Person subject to notification obligation:
a. Name: Suzano Holding S.A.
b. City: Salvador
c. Country: Brazil
4. Name of shareholder(s): Suzano International Trade GmbH
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 11.06.2024
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 0,00 % 15,00 % 15,00 % 38 618 180
threshold was
crossed / reached
Position of previous
notification (if 0,00 % 0,00 % 0,00 %
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 BörseG (Sec 133 BörseG (Sec 130 (Sec 133 BörseG
2018) 2018) BörseG 2018) 2018)
SUBTOTAL A
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 instrument Expiration Exercise Physical / Number % of
Date Period Cash of voting
Settlement voting rights
rights
Share purchase N/A N/A Physical 5 792 15,00 %
agreement subject to 727
a condition precedent
SUBTOTAL B.2 5 792 15,00 %
727
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 both
No. (%) directly (%) (%)
1 Suzano Holding
S.A.
2 Suzano S.A. 1
Suzano
3 International 2 15,00 % 15,00 %
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: With this notification Suzano Holding S.A. discloses
the conditional acquisition of 15 % of the shares in Lenzing
Aktiengesellschaft by Suzano International Trade GmbH (as purchaser)
from B&C Holding Österreich GmbH (as seller) (the Transaction). The
closing of the Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions,
in particular merger control- and investment control clearances. Upon
closing of the Transaction, also the provisions regarding the
alignment on voting as foreseen in the shareholders¿ agreement between
Suzano S.A. and B&C Holding Österreich GmbH will become effective.
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 28.2 % and David Feffer, Daniel Feffer, Ruben
Feffer and Jorge Feffer together hold 15.1 % 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 71,9 %) 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..
Receipt of participation notification on 13.06.2024
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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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