Transparency notification

13 September 2023

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Transparency notification

Antwerp (Belgium), September 13, 2023 – 6:00 pm CEST – In accordance with Article 14 of the Belgian Transparency law of 2 May 2007, Azelis Group NV (the “Company”) announces that it has received the following transparency notification on September 8, 2023:

  • Transparency notification from Invesco Ltd.
  1. Summary of the notification

Invesco Ltd.  reported in a notification dated September 8, 2023, that on September 6, 2023, following an acquisition of voting securities, its shareholding increased and crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the shares issued by the Company. 

On September 6, 2023, Invesco Ltd. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 12,271,687 shares with voting rights, representing 5.03% of the total number of shares issued by the Company

(243,921,719), as well as 229,755 equivalent financial instruments, representing 0.09% of the total number of voting rights issued by the Company.
 

  1. Content of the notification

Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.

Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

Name

Address (for legal entities)

Invesco Ltd

 1331, Spring Street NW, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, USA

 

Date on which the threshold is crossed

September 6, 2023

Threshold that is crossed (in %)

5%

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

 

Invesco Ltd.

0

0

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

 Invesco Advisers, Inc.

30,882

30,882

0

0.01%

0.00%

 

 Invesco Asset Management Limited

11,419,254

11,556,604

0

4.74%

0.00%

 

 Invesco Capital Management LLC

512

512

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

 Invesco Management S.A.

673,858

683,689

0

0.28%

0.00%

 

Subtotal

12,124,506 

12,271,687

 

5.03%

 

 

 

TOTAL

12,271,687

0

5.03%

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

Invesco Asset Management Limited

Shares lent to third parties

 

 

229.755

0,09%

 

TOTAL

 

229.755

0,09%

 

 

 

TOTAL (A & B)

 

 

# of voting rights

% of voting rights

 
   

CALCULATE

12.501.442

5,13%

 

 

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

This disclosure is made on behalf of Invesco Ltd. and relates to shares beneficially owned by various mutual and pension funds managed by Invesco Ltd. and its subsidiary companies, whereby Invesco Ltd. has discretion as to the acquisition and disposal of the shares and as to the exercise of the voting rights associated with the shares as at 04/09/2023. Invesco Ltd. is not a controlled entity. Invesco Ltd. is the parent company controlling the voting rights for the below; Invesco Advisers, Inc. 0.01%; Invesco Capital Management LLC 0.00% ; Invesco Asset Management Limited 4.83% ; Invesco Management S.A. 0.28%.

 

Additional information

The acquisition of the shares in the company, by Invesco (on behalf of funds managed by affiliates of the group management companies) to Invesco Ltd, is part of the normal course of its portfolio management company activity, conducted without intent to implement a particular strategy for the company, or to exercise, as such, a specific influence on the management of the latter. The company, Invesco (on behalf of funds managed by affiliates of the group management companies) is not acting in concert with a third party and does not intend to take control of the company.

 

  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