Zurich / Switzerland, 31 January 2012
In conformity with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, ARYZTA AG advises that:-
The total number of registered shares of nominal value CHF0.02 each in issue as of the date of this notice is 91,810,534.
The Company holds 3,772,859 registered shares in treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights is 88,037,675.
The above figure of 88,037,675 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the (Irish) Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 and the Transparency Rules.
This announcement is made by ARYZTA arising from the requirements of its secondary listing on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE).