REG - Aryzta AG - Notification of Major Holdings

Aryzta AGAnnouncement

22/03/2018 08:55

RNS Number : 5714I
Aryzta AG
22 March 2018
 

Standard Form TR-1
Standard form for notification of major holdings




NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i










1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Aryzta AG (CH0043238366)
 




2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[ ] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[x] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
[ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
[ ] Other (please specify)iii:
 




3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :




Name: UBS Investment Bank,         UBS Group AG


City and country of registered office (if applicable):
Zurich, Switzerland




4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:
 




5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
15 March 2018




6. Date on which issuer notified:
21 March 2018




7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5% (B.1+B.2)




8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:








% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)


% of voting rights through financial instruments

(total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)


Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)


Total number of voting rights of issuervii




Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached


0.73%


             5.27%


5.998%


89'930'446




Position of previous notification (if applicable)


0.96%


             4.44%


5.40%








 




9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:




A: Voting rights attached to shares




Class/type of

shares
ISIN code (if possible)


Number of voting rightsix


% of voting rights




 
Direct
 


 
Indirect
 


 
Direct
 


 
Indirect
 




CH0043238366






657'144






0.73%


























SUBTOTAL A






657'144






0.73%










B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations 




Type of financial instrument


Expiration

datex


Exercise/

Conversion Periodxi


Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.


% of voting rights




Right to Recall Lent Shares






Anytime


2'468'185


2.74%




Right to substitute shares delivered as collateral






 Anytime


635'413


0.71%




Long Call Options


16/03/2018 to                 21/12/2018






261'600


0.29%












SUBTOTAL B.1


3'365'198


3.74%










B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations




Type of financial instrument


Expiration

datex


Exercise/

Conversion Period xi


Physical or cash settlementxii


Number of voting rights


% of voting rights




Short Put Options


 16/03/2018 to         18/05/2018






Physical


596'300


0.66%




Equity Swaps


03/09/2018 to         14/02/2023






Cash


775'030


0.86%










































SUBTOTAL B.2


1'371'330


1.52%




10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):
 
[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii
 
[x] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:
 




Namexv


% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold


% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold


Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold




UBS Group AG
















UBS AG


































UBS Group AG
















UBS AG
















UBS Limited


































UBS Group AG
















UBS AG
















UBS AG London Branch


































UBS Group AG
















UBS AG
















UBS Switzerland AG
















 
 
 
 




11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
 
 










12. Additional informationxvi:
 
 






















 
Done at Opfikon on 21.03.2018
 
 
 
 
 
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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