Transparency notification

17 July 2023

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Transparency notification

Antwerp (Belgium), July 17, 2023 – 6:20 pm CEST – In accordance with Article 14 of the Belgian Transparency law of 2 May 2007, Azelis Group NV announces that it has received the following transparency notification on July 17, 2023:

  • Transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc.

 

  1. Summary of the notification

 

BlackRock, Inc. reported in a notification dated July 7, 2023, that on July 6, 2023, following an acquisition of voting securities, its shareholding increased and crossed the threshold of 3.00% in Azelis Group NV.  

 

On July 6, 2023, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 8,246,490 shares with voting rights, representing 3.38% of the total number of shares issued by the company (243,921,719).

 

  1. Content of the notification

 

Reason for the notification

 

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights and downward crossing of a threshold.

 

Notification by

 

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

 

Persons subject to the notification requirement

 

Name

Address (for legal entities)

 BlackRock, Inc.

 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.

 BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

 BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.

 BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

 Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, Germany

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A.

 

 

Date on which the threshold is crossed

 

July 6, 2023

 

Threshold that is crossed (in %)

 

3%

 

Denominator

 

243,921,719

 

Notified Details

 

 

 

A) Voting rights

Previous notification

After the transaction

 

# of voting rights

# of voting rights

% of voting rights

Holders of voting rights

 

Linked to securities

Not linked to the securities

Linked to securities

Not linked to the securities

BlackRock, Inc.

N/A

0

 

0,00%

 

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

N/A

131.628

 

0,05%

 

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

N/A

273.533

 

0,11%

 

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

N/A

202.653

 

0,08%

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

N/A

55.919

 

0,02%

 

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

N/A

1.878

 

0,00%

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

N/A

7.412.760

 

3,04%

 

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

N/A

168.119

 

0,07%

 

Subtotal

N/A

8.246.490

 

3,38%

 

 

TOTAL

8.246.490

0

3,38%

0,00%

 

 

B) Equivalent financial instruments

After the transaction

Holders of equivalent
financial instruments

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise period or date

# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised

% of voting rights

Settlement

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

 

 

54.670

0,02%

physical

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Contract Difference

 

 

163

0,00%

cash

TOTAL

 

54.833

0,02%

 

 

 

TOTAL (A & B)

 

 

# of voting rights

% of voting rights

  

CALCULATE

8.301.323

3,40%

 

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

Please see the full chain of control in "Chain of Control" tab.

 

  1. Further information

The full transparency notification as well as this press release can be consulted on the Azelis Group NV’s website.

 

For more information, please contact:

Azelis
investor-relations@azelis.com

 

About Azelis

Azelis is a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemical and food ingredients industry, present in 63 countries across the globe with over 3,800 employees. Our knowledgeable teams of industry, market and technical experts are each dedicated to a specific market within Life Sciences and Industrial Chemicals. We offer a lateral value chain of complementary products to more than 59,000 customers, supported by +2,700 principal relationships, creating a turnover of €4.1 billion (2022). Azelis Group NV is listed on Euronext Brussels under ticker AZE.

Across our extensive network of more than 65 application laboratories, our award-winning staff help develop formulations and provide technical guidance throughout the customers’ product development process. We combine a global market reach with a local footprint to offer a reliable, integrated, and unique digital service to local customers and attractive -business opportunities to principals. Top industry-rated by Sustainalytics, Azelis is a leader in sustainability. We believe in building and nurturing solid, honest and transparent relationships with our people and partners.

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