Sofina : Publication regarding a transparency statement – 27/10/2023
October 27, 2023 at 11:47 am EDT
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27 October 2023 - after 5.40pm Regulated information
PRESS RELEASE
Sofina SA (« Sofina ») and consortium companies forming the reference shareholder of Sofina1 have made a transparency notification on 26 October 2023. Following the implementation of a share buyback programme intended to partly cover the stock options plans issued for the benefit of the personnel of Sofina and of its subsidiaries, Sofina crossed the statutory threshold of 3%.
The notification dated 26 October 2023 contains the following information:
Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification by: persons acting in concert
Persons subject to the notification requirement: Union Financière Boël SA, Société de Participations Industrielles SA, Mobilière et Immobilière du Centre SA and Sofina SA
Transaction date: 23 October 2023
Crossed threshold: 3%
Denominator: 34,250,000
1 The reference shareholder of Sofina is a consortium within the meaning of Article 1:19 of the Companies and Associations Code, formed by Union Financière Boël SA, Société de Participations Industrielles SA and Mobilière et Immobilière du Centre SA.
SOFINA SA | Rue de l'Industrie, 31 - 1040 Brussels | RLE Brussels: 0403.219.397
Listed on Euronext Brussels (ISIN BE0003717312) | www.sofinagroup.com
• Details of the notification:
Holders of voting rights
Number of voting rights previous
After the transaction
notification (04/05/2017)
Number of voting
Percentage of
rights
voting rights
Union Financière Boël SA
7,540,866
7,676,729
22.41%
Société de Participations Industrielles SA
8,486,320
8,486,320
24.78%
Mobilière et Immobilière du Centre SA
2,535,968
2,535,968
7.40%
Subtotal of the reference shareholder:
18,563,154
18,699,017
54.60%
Sofina SA
579,965
1,031,528
3.01%
Total:
19,143,119
19,730,545
57.61%
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Sofina is a Belgian investment company, listed on Euronext Brussels. Sofina's mission is to partner with leading entrepreneurs and families, backing them with patient capital and supportive advice to foster sustainable growth of their businesses. Relationships and alignment are at the heart of what we do. Sofina has investments in Europe, Asia and the United States in various sectors, with a particular focus on Consumer and retail, Digital transformation, Education as well as Healthcare and life sciences. For more information, please visit www.sofinagroup.com
SOFINA SA | Rue de l'Industrie, 31 - 1040 Brussels | RLE Brussels: 0403.219.397
Listed on Euronext Brussels (ISIN BE0003717312) | www.sofinagroup.com
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Sofina SA is a holding company owning shares in listed and unlisted companies. At the end of 2023, its portfolio, valued at a fair value of EUR 8,928.2 million, breaks down by activity as follows:
- acquisition of minority stakes in private and listed companies (53.1%; Sofina Direct). The portfolio breaks down by market between consumer goods and services (34.6%), digital transformation (20.6%), education (11.1%), health and life sciences (12.8%) and other (20.9%);
- investment in venture and growth capital funds (46.9%; Sofina Private Funds).
The portfolio by value is distributed geographically across Western Europe (37.8%), North America (35.2%), Asia (26.8%) and other (0.2%).
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