3 May 2017, 16:30
Publication of transparency notificationsPress - Investors
Katelijn Bohez
T +32 56 23 05 71
Company Secretary Isabelle Vander Vekens T +32 56 23 05 11
www.bekaert.com
(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)NV Bekaert SA ("Bekaert") has received two transparency notifications:
The first transparency notification dated 28 April 2017 indicates that Norges Bank, by virtue of a decrease in shares held as collateral on 27 April 2017, held 2.96% of the voting rights of the company. Therefore the threshold of 3% was crossed downward.
The notification dated 28 April 2017 contains the following information:
Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
Notification by: a person that notifies alone.
Person subject to the notification requirement: Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway), Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo, 0107, Norway.
Transaction date: 27 April 2017.
Threshold that is crossed: 3%.
Denominator: 60 347 525.
Notified Details:
A) Voting rights
Previous notification
After the transaction
Number of voting rights
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights
Linked to securities
Not linked to securities
Linked to securities
Not linked to securities
Norges Bank
1 822 943
1 764 652
0
2.92%
0.00%
B) Equivalent financial instruments
After the transaction
Holders of
Type of
Expiration
Exercise
Number of voting
% of voting
Settlement
equivalent financial instruments
financial instrument
date
period or date
rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
rights
exercised
Norges Bank
Shares on loan (right to recall)
At any time
20 600
0.03%
Physical
Total (A & B)
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
1 785 252
2.96%
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank.
Additional information: This notification was triggered by a decrease in shares held as collateral.
The second transparency notification dated 1 May 2017 indicates that Norges Bank, by virtue of an increase in shares held as collateral on 28 April 2017, now holds 3.20% of the voting rights of the company. Therefore the threshold of 3% was crossed.
The notification dated 1 May 2017 contains the following information:
Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
Notification by: a person that notifies alone.
Person subject to the notification requirement: Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway), Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo, 0107, Norway.
Transaction date: 28 April 2017.
Threshold that is crossed: 3%.
Denominator: 60 347 525.
Notified Details:
C) Voting rights
Previous notification
After the transaction
Number of voting rights
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights
Linked to securities
Not linked to securities
Linked to securities
Not linked to securities
Norges Bank
1 764 652
1 908 286
0
3.16%
0.00%
D) Equivalent financial instruments
After the transaction
Holders of
Type of
Expiration
Exercise
Number of voting
% of voting
Settlement
equivalent
financial
date
period
rights that may be
rights
financial
instrument
or date
acquired if the
instruments
instrument is
exercised
Norges Bank
Shares on loan (right to recall)
At any time
20 600
0.03%
Physical
Total (A & B)
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
1 928 886
3.20%
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank.
Additional information: This notification was triggered by an increase in shares held as collateral.
Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with almost 30 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 4.4 billion in annual revenue.
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