Antwerp (Belgium), May 24, 2024 – 6:00 pm CET – In accordance with Article 14 of the Belgian Transparency law of May 2, 2007, Azelis Group NV (the Company) announces that it has received the following transparency notification on May 22, 2024:
· Transparency notification from Public Sector Pension Investment Board/PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd.
1. Summary of the notification
Public Sector Pension Investment Board and PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd. reported in a notification dated May 22, 2024, that on May 21, 2024, following a disposal of voting securities, their shareholding decreased and crossed downwards the (lowest) threshold of 3.00% in Azelis Group NV.
On May 21, 2024, Public Sector Pension Investment Board and PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd. owned together 7,316,409 shares with voting rights, representing 2.9995% of the total number of shares issued by the Company (243,921,719),versus 11,951,409 shares representing 4.90% in their previous notification dated July 12, 2023.
2. 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
Address (for legal entities) | |
Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 1250 René-Lévesque Boulevard West, Suite 1400 Montréal, Québec, Canada H3B 5E9 |
PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd | 10 Bressenden Place 8th Floor - London SW1E 5DH United Kingdom |
Date on which the threshold is crossed
May 21, 2024
Threshold that is crossed (in %)
3%
Denominator
243,921,719
Notified Details
A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | ||||
| # voting rights | # voting rights | % voting rights | |||
Holders of voting rights |
| Linked to securities | Not linked to securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to securities |
|
Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
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PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd | 11,951,409 | 7,316,409 | 0 | 2.9995% |
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Subtotal | 11,951,409 | 7,316,409 | 0 | 2.9995% |
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TOTAL | 7,316,409 | 2.9995% |
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B) Equivalent financial instruments | After the transaction | |||||
Holders of equivalent financial instruments | Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise period or date | # voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised | % voting rights | Settlement |
|
| 0,00% | ||||
| TOTAL |
| 0,00% |
|
TOTAL (A & B) |
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| # of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
CALCULATE | 7,316,409 | 2.9995% |
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd is controlled by Public Sector Pension Investment Board. All of the shares of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are directly held by the Government of Canada (his Majesty in right of Canada), by the President of the Treasury Board of Canada, a Canadian Cabinet Minister. The shares are held by the Minister as a fiduciary on behalf of His Majesty the King in right of Canada, and as a formal requirement of the ministerial office of the President of the Treasury Board, and do not represent any control of PSPIB by the Minister, as these shares are non-voting. |
3. Further information
The full transparency notification as well as this press release can be consulted on the Azelis Group NV’s website.
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