Antwerp (Belgium), 28 May 2025 – 17:45 CET – In accordance with Article 14 of the Belgian Transparency law of May 2, 2007, Azelis Group NV announces that on 28 May 2025, it has received a transparency notification from Norges Bank.
1. Summary of the notification
Norges Bank reported in its notification dated 28 May 2025, that on 27 May 2025, following an acquisition of voting securities, its share participation crossed the threshold of 3.00% in Azelis Group NV.
On 27 May 2025, Norges Bank owned 7,363,376 shares with voting rights, representing 3.02% of the total number of shares issued by the company (243,921,719), versus 5,650,841 shares representing 2.32 % in its previous notification dated 28 April 2025, as well as 291,243 equivalent financial instruments, representing 0.12% of the voting rights issued by the company, versus 1,841,929 equivalent financial instruments representing 0.76% in its previous notification dated 28 April 2025.
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
| Name | Address (for legal entities) |
| Norges Bank | Bankplassen 2, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway |
Date on which the threshold is crossed
27 May 2025
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 | |
| Norges Bank | 5,650,841 | 7,363,376 | 0 | 3.02% | 0.00% |
| TOTAL | 7,363,376 | 0 | 3.02% | 0.00% | |
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
| CALCULATE | 7,651,619 | 3.14% |
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
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.
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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